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Constitution        By-Laws 
Manual  of  the  Lodge 

Forms  of  Documents 


Adopted  Junb  14,  1911 

GRAND  LODGE 
ANCIENT  FREE  AND  ACCEPTED  MASONS 

OF  OREGON 


First  Edition 
1911 


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ASONIG  LAW,  like  the  common  law  of  England,  is 
the  subject  of  growth,  development  and  adapta- 
tion, to  suit  itself  to  modern  development  and 
environment.  Of  course,  like  the  great  fundamental  prin- 
ciples of  the  law,  which  exist  in  all  free  government,  the 
fundamentals  or  the  landmarks  of  Free  Masonry  cannot 
be  changed.  Upon  these  principles,  however,  we  are 
required  to  engraft  appropriate  rules  and  regulations  for 
governing  the  new  adaptation,  and  we  would  be  wanting 
in  energy,  thrift  and  order  if  we  failed  to  meet  the  exigen- 
cies arising.  Thus  it  is  that  law  is  subject  to  growth  to 
keep  pace  with  the  progress  of  events. 

It  has  been  the  purpose  of  the  Committee  on  Revision 
of  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge  to 
put  into  compilation  the  laws,  rules  and  regulations  of 
Masonry  that  seemed  to  us  best  suited  to  our  modern 
environment,  losing  sight  at  no  time  of  the  cardinal  prin- 
ciples, but  keeping  ever  in  view  the  progress  of  the  times, 
and  adaptation  to  growth.  To  this  end,  we  have  availed 
ourselves  of  copies  of  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  almost  every  State  and  Territory  in 
the  Union  and  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  have  found 
them  of  invaluable  aid  and  assistance.  We  wish,  there- 
fore, to  express  our  profound  acknowledgment  to  these 
Grand  Jurisdictions  for  the  courtesies  extended  in  that 
behalf. 

Dated  June  14,  1911. 


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^^^/  cially  of  the  officers  of 
lodges,  is  directed  to  a  careful 
study  of  the  Constitution  and  By- 
Laws,  and  I  admonish  you,  breth- 
ren, to  make  frequent  use  of  it,  so 
as  to  familiarize  yourselves  with 
its  provisions,  and  thus  be  bene- 
fited by  a  larger  knowledge  of 
Masonic  law. 


Grand  Master. 


DBCIiARATION 


We,  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  of  Oregon,  in  order  to  form  a  perfect  fraternal 
union,  establish  order,  insure  tranquillity,  provide  for 
and  promote  the  general  welfare  of  the  Craft  and  secure 
to  the  fraternity  in  Oregon  the  blessings  of  Masonic 
privileges,  do  hereby  affirm  our  adherence  to  the  An- 
cient Landmarks  of  Freemasonry  and,  furthermore,  do 
ordain  and  establish  this  Constitution:  — 


Constitution 


ARTICLE    I. 

The  Landmarks  of  Freemasonry. 

In  which  it  is  not  in  the  power  of  any  man,  or  any 
body  of  men,  to  make  the  least  innovation,  are  twenty- 
five  in  number,  and  are  as  follows: 

1.  The    modes    of    recognition. 

2.  The  division  of  symbolic  Masonry  into  three  de- 
grees. 

3.  The  legend  of  the  third  degree. 

4.  The  government  of  the  fraternity  by  a  presiding 
officer  called  a  Grand  Master,  who  is  elected  from  the 
body   of  the   Graft. 

5.  The  prerogative  of  the  Grand  Master  to  preside 
over  everj'^  assembly  of  the  Craft,  wheresoever  and  when- 
soever held. 

6.  The  prerogative  of  the  Grand  Master  to  grant  dis- 
pensations for  conferring  degrees   at  irregular  times. 

7.  The  prerogative  of  the  Grand  Master  to  grant  dis- 
pensations  for  opening  and  holding  lodges. 

8.  The  prerogative  of  the  Grand  Master  to  make  Ma- 
sons at  sight. 

9.  The   necessity  for  Masons  to   congregate   in   lodges. 

10.  The  government  of  every  lodge  by  a  Master  and 
two  Wardens. 

11.  The  necessity  that  every  lodge  when  congregated 
should  be  duly  tiled. 

12.  The  right  of  every  Mason  to  be  represented  in 
all  general  meetings  of  the  Craft  and  to  instruct  his  rep- 
resentatives. 

13.  The  right  of  every  Mason  to  appeal  from  the 
decision  of  his  brethren  in  lodge  convened,  to  the  Grand 
Lodge    or   General   Assembly    of   Masons. 

14.  The  right  of  every  Mason  to  visit  and  sit  in  every 
regular    lodge. 


15.  That  no  visitor  not  known  to  some  brother  present 
as  a  Mason  can  enter  a  lodge  without  undergoing  an 
examination. 

16.  That  no  lodge  can  interfere  in  the  business  or  la- 
bor   of    another   lodge. 

17.  That  every  Freemason  is  amenable  to  the  laws 
and  regulations  of  the  Masonic  jurisdiction  in  which  he 
resides. 

18.  That  every  candidate  for  initiation  must  be  a 
man,  free-born  and  of  lawful  age. 

19.  That  every  Mason  must  believe  in  the  existence  of 
God  as  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe. 

20.  That  every  Mason  must  believe  in  a  resurrection 
to  a  future  life. 

21.  That  a  book  of  the  law  of  God  must  constitute 
an  indispensable  part  of  the  furniture  of  every  lodge. 

22.  That  all  men  in  the  sight  of  God  are  equal  and 
meet   in    the   lodge   on   one   common    level. 

23.  That  Freemasonry  is  a  secret  society  in  possession 
of  secrets  that  can  not  be  divulged. 

24.  That  Freemasonry  consists  of  a  speculative  sci- 
ence, founded  on  an  operative  art. 

25.  That  the  Landmarks  of  Masonry  can  never  be 
changed. 

ARTICLE    II. 

Style  and  Title  of  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  1.  The  name  and  style  of  this  Grand  Lodge 
shall  be  "The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  of  Oregon.'* 

ARTICLE    III. 

Membership. 

Section  1.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  consist  of  its  offi- 
cers, Past  Grand  Masters,  and  all  other  Past  Elective 
Grand  Officers;  the  Worshipful  Masters  and  Wardens  for 
the  time  being  of  its  several  chartered  and  constituted 
lodges  under  its  jurisdiction,  or  their  legally  appointed 
proxies;  the  members  of  Committees  on  Jurisprudence, 
on  Appeals  and  Grievances,  and  the  members  of  the 
Special  Committees,  as  may  be  from  time  to  time  ap- 
pointed, during  their  service  on  such  committees. 

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ARTICLE    IV. 
Seal. 
Section    1.  The    following    is    hereby    adopted    as    the 
Seal    of   the    Grand   Lodge: 


An  escutcheon  having  inscribed  an  annular  beaded 
border,  next  to  which  are  inscribed  the  words  "The  Grand 
Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  &  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon." 

At  the  left  and  right-hand  corners  of  which,  punc- 
tuating and  dividing  the  words  "The  Grand  Lodge  of,"  are  to 
be  found  two  daggers,  and  at  the  extreme  top,  between 
the  word  "Grand"  and  the  word  "Lodge,"  the  square  and 
compasses. 

On  the  inner  face  are  embossed  the  all-seeing  eye, 
the  letter  G,  the  brazen  pillars,  the  book  of  constitutions 
and  the  tiler's  sword  and  the  master's  steps,  accompanied 
with  the  words,  arranged  equi-distantly,  "In  the  Lord  is 
our  Trust." 

On  the  inside  portion  and  below  the  foot  of  the  brazen 
pillars  are  inscribed  the  words  "Instituted  Sep.  15,  A.  L. 
5851." 


ARTICLE  V. 
Communications, 
Section  1.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  hold  an  annual 
communication  on  Wednesday  following  the  second  Mon- 
day in  June,  commencing  at  10  o'clock  A.  M.,  at  the 
Masonic  Temple  in  the  City  of  Portland,  unless  otherwise 
ordered  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the 
Annual  Communication. 


ARTICLE    VI. 

Quorum. 

Section  1.  No  stated  or  special  communication  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  shall  be  opened,  nor  shall  any  business  be 
transacted  therein,  unless  seven  of  the  chartered  lodges 
of  the  jurisdiction  be  represented;  but  a  smaller  num- 
ber may  meet  and  adjourn  from  day  to  day  for  two 
days.  If  a  quorum  is  not  then  present,  the  Grand  Mas- 
ter shall  declare  the  Grand  Lodge  closed  until  the  next 
stated  annual  communication,  and  the  Grand  officers  will 
hold   over  for   another   term. 

ARTICLE   VII. 
Qualifications  for  Membership   and  Office. 

Section  1.  No  one  is  eligible,  in  the  Grand  Lodge  to 
any  office,  or  to  membership,  who  is  not  in  good  and 
regular  standing  in  a  chartered  lodge  in  this  jurisdiction. 

Sec.  2.  No  one  is  eligible,  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  to  the 
office  of  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Senior  Grand 
Warden  or  Junior  Grand  Warden  who  has  not  been  duly 
elected  and  installed  Worshipful  Master  and  has  presided 
over  a  duly  chartered  lodge. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

Proxies. 

Section     1.  The    Master    or    Wardens  of    a    chartered 

lodge  may,   if  unable   to   attend,   appoint  any   member  of 

the    lodge    as    a   proxy    to    represent   the  lodge    in    Grand 

Lodge,    and    such    appointment    shall    be  in    writing    and 

signed   by   the   officer.    No   other   proxies  shall   be    recog- 
nized. 

ARTICLE   IX. 

Votes. 

Section  1.  In  all  elections,  and  upon  all  questions  be- 
fore the  Grand  Lodge,  each  constituent  lodge  shall  be  en- 
titled to  three  votes,  each  Grand  Officer,  each  Past 
Elective  Grand  Officer,  and  each  member  of  the  Jurispru- 
dence Committee,  when  present  shall  be  entitled  to  one 
vote;  no  member  being  entitled  to  more  than  one  vote, 
on  any  question,  in  his  own  right. 

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ARTICLE    X. 

Election  and  Appointment  of  Grand  Officers. 

Section  1.  At  each  annual  stated  communication  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  there  shall  be  elected,  by  ballot,  a 
Grand  Master,  a  Deputy  Grand  Master,  a  Senior  Grand 
Warden,  a  Junior  Grand  Warden,  a  Grand  Treasurer  and 
a  Grand  Secretary. 

Sec.  2.  There  shall  be  elected  at  the  annual  communi- 
cation to  be  held  in  June,  1911,  five  members  of  the  Jur- 
isprudence Committee,  one  for  five  years,  one  for  four 
years,  one  for  three  years,  one  for  two  years  and  one 
for  one  year.  At  each  succeeding  annual  communication 
there  shall  be  elected  one  member  of  the  Jurisprudence 
Committee  to  serve  for  five  years.  All  other  officers  of 
the   Grand  Lodge   shall  be   appointed. 

Sec.   3.  There  shall  be   appointed   the   following  Grand 

Officers : 

A  Grand  Chaplain. 
A  Grand  Orator. 
A  Senior  Grand  Deacon, 
A  Junior  Grand  Deacon. 
A  Senior  Grand  Steward. 
A  Junior  Grand  Steward. 
A  Grand  Standard  Bearer. 
A  Grand  Sword  Bearer. 
A  Grand  Marshal. 
A  Grand  Pursuivant. 
A  Grand  Tiler. 

Sec.  4.  A  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  shall  be  nec- 
essary to  a  choice  of  the  Grand  Officers  mentioned. 

ARTICLE  XL 

Vacancies. 

Section  1.  In  case  of  death,  absence  from  the  Grand 
Jurisdiction  or  disability  of  the  Grand  Master,  the  Deputy 
Grand  Master  shall  fill  his  place;  in  case  of  the  death, 
absence  from  the  Grand  Jurisdiction  or  disability  of  both, 
the  Senior  Grand  Warden  shall  fill  the  place  of  the  Grand 
Master;  in  case  of  the  death,  absence  from  the  Grand 
Jurisdiction  or  disability  of  all  three  the  Junior  Grand 
Warden  shall  fill  the  place  of  the  Grand  Master;  and  in  case 
of  the  death,  absence  from  the  Grand  Jurisdiction  or  disa- 
bility of  all  Grand  Officers  mentioned,  the  last  surviving 
Past  Grand  Master  shall  be  the   Grand  Master. 


Sec.  2.  All  vacancies  shall  be  filled  by  the  Grand 
Master  for  the  time  being.  The  office  of  the  Grand  Mas- 
ter is  never   vacant. 

ARTICLE  XII. 
Sovereignty  and  Jurisdiction. 
Section    1.  This    Grand    Lodge    is    the    only    source    of 
authority  over  matters  pertaining  to  Ancient  Craft  Masonry 
in  the  State  of  Oregon.    « 

Sec.  2.  Any  organization,  association,  parties  or  per- 
sons professing  to  have  any  authority,  powers  or  privi- 
leges in  Ancient  Craft  Masonry  within  the  State  of 
Oregon,  not  derived  from  this  Grand  Lodge,  are  declared 
to  be  clandestine,  and  all  intercourse  with  or  recognition 
of   them,    or    any    of   them,    is    prohibited. 

ARTICLE  XIII. 

Powers  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

The   Grand   Lodge   has   power: 

Section  1.  To  do  whatsoever  may  be  considered  nec- 
essary to  the  well  being  and  perpetuity  of  Ancient  Craft 
Masonry  subject  to  the  Landmarks  and  the  provisions 
contained  in  its  own  Constitution  and  By-Laws  and  par- 
ticularly : 

Sec.  2.  To  grant  dispensations  and  charters  for  hold- 
ing lodges  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  with 
the  right  to  confer  therein  the  several  degrees  of  En- 
tered Apprentice,  Fellow-craft  and  Master  Mason;  and 
when  deemed  expedient  and  for  good  cause,  may  annul, 
revoke  or  amend  such  dispensations  or  charters,  or  any 
pre-existing    dispensations    or    charters. 

Sec.  3.  To  exercise  original  and  exclusive  juris- 
diction over  all  subjects  of  Masonic  legislation  and  ad- 
ministration; appellate,  judicial  and  administrative  juris- 
diction from  the  decisions  of  the  Grand  Masters  and  Wor- 
shipful Masters,  and  from  the  decisions  and  acts  of  lodges, 
and,  when  expedient,  to  exercise  original  judicial  juris- 
diction over  its  officers,  members.  Worshipful  Masters 
and    Master    Masons    under    its    jurisdiction. 

Sec.  4.  To  assign  the  limits  and  fix  the  location  of  each 
lodge  under  its  jurisdiction,  and  settle  all  controversies  that 
may  arise  between  them,  and  to  make  final  decision  and 

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determination  of  all  matters  of  controversy  or  grievances 
which  may  be  brought  up  by  appeal  or  otherwise. 

Sec.  5.  To  make  and  adopt  general  laws  and  regulations 
for  the  government  of  the  several  lodges  under  its  juris- 
diction, and  to  alter,  amend  or  repeal  the  same. 

Sec.  6.  To  assess  and  collect  from  the  several  lodges 
under  its  jurisdiction  such  sums  of  money  annually  as 
may  be  provided  for  by  law,  and  found  necessary  for  the 
support  and  maintenance  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  provided, 
that  contributions  levied  upon  lodges  shall  always  be  equal 
and  uniform,  in  proportion  to  their  membership. 

Sec.  7.  To  supervise  the  state  and  condition  of  its  own 
finances,  and  adopt  such  measures  in  relation  thereto  as 
may  be  deemed  necessary. 

Sec.  8.  To  reprimand,  suspend  or  expel  any  member 
from  its  own  body  for  violation  of  the  Constitution,  By- 
Laws  and  regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  for  any  un- 
Masonic  conduct,  and  to  suspend  or  expel  any  accused 
person  upon  trial  or  by  appeal. 

Sec.  9.  To  consider  and  review  the  reports  and  doings 
of  the  Grand  Officers  for  the  past  year,  as  well  as  those 
of  the  several  lodges  under  its  jurisdiction. 

Sec.  10.  To  establish  a  mileage  and  expense  rate  for 
its  officers;  delegates;  members;  standing  and  special  com- 
mittees, upon  a  reasonable  and  just  basis. 

Sec.  11.  To  establish  and  preserve  a  uniform  mode  of 
work  and  lectures  within  the  Ancient  Landmarks  and  cus- 
toms of  Masonry. 

Sec.  12.  All  powers  herein  expressed,  either  general  or 
special,  shall  not  limit  or  control  any  power  or  function 
expressed,  but  each  clause  shall  be  construed  in  further- 
ance, and  not  in  limitation,  of  all  powers  anciently  or  oth- 
erwise exercised. 

ARTICLE  XIV. 
Powers  of  Grand  Master. 
Section  1.     The  Grand  Master  has  power: 

1.  To  convene  the  Grand  Lodge  in  special  communica- 
tion in  case  of  emergency. 

2.  To  preside  at  all  regular  and  special  communica- 
tions of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

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3.  To  make  Masons  at  sight. 

4.  To  decide  all  questions  of  usage,  order  and  Masonic 
law. 

5.  To  appoint  Grand  Representatives  to  the  various 
Grand  Lodges  in  correspondence  with  this  Grand  Lodge. 

6.  To  exercise  the  executive  functions  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  when  not  in  session. 

7.  To  issue  dispensations  for  the  formation  of  new 
lodges. 

8.  To  convene  any  lodge  within  this  grand  jurisdic- 
tion and  in  person,  or  by  proxy,  to  preside  therein,  with 
the  Worshipful  Master  on  his  left,  inspect  its  proceedings 
and  require  its  conformity  to  Masonic  rules. 

9.  To  suspend  the  charter  of  any  lodge  when  he  may 
deem  it  expedient. 

10.  To  command  any  member  of  a  lodge  which  he 
may  visit,  to  act  as  Warden  for  the  time  being. 

11.  To  issue  his  dispensation  to  any  regular  lodge  to 
waive  the  statutory  period  between  the  conferring  of  any 
of  the  degrees. 

12.  To  command  every  Grand  Officer  and  to  call  on 
any  of  them  for  information,  advice  and  assistance  on 
business  relative  to  the  Craft  and  to  require  of  them  any 
information  concerning  their  offices. 

13.  To  constitute  lodges,  dedicate  Masonic  halls,  lay 
corner  stones  of  Masonic  halls,  public  buildings  or  other 
structures,  in  person  or  by  proxy. 

14.  To  cause  the  Ancient  Landmarks  and  Charges  to 
be  observed  and  to  do  and  perform  the  duties  of  ancient 
Grand  Masters  agreeably  to  the  requirements  of  Masonry 
and  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

15.  To  appoint  all  Committees  not  otherwise  provided 
for  by  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

16.  To  have  and  to  use  a  Grand  Master's  Seal,  as  herein 
described : 

"An  escutcheon  involute  having  inscribed  two  annular 
beaded  borders  between  which  and  upon  the  face  of  the 
escutcheon  appear,  at  the  top,  the  words  'Grand  Master* 
and  reading  from  left  to  right  the  words  within  the  annu- 
lar beaded  borders  *of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 

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of  Oregon,'  and  within  and  upon  the  inner  face  of  the 
escutcheon  embossed  the  master's  key,  the  square,  the  gavel 
and  wreath  of  Acacia,  arranged  as  follows:  In  the  wreath 
of  Acacia,  having  imposed  upon  its  approaching  juncture 
points,  the  master's 


key  and  the  square,  so  arranged  that  the  square  is  inverted 
within  the  center  of  the  wreath,  and  below  these  three 
emblems  and  across  the  bottom  of  the  inner  face  of  the 
escutcheon  the  master's  gavel." 

17.  To  appoint  all  officers  and  fill  all  vacancies  not 
otherwise  provided  for  by  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws 
of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

ARTICLE  XV. 

By-Laws. 

Sec.  1.  By-Laws  shall  be  adopted  by  this  Grand  Lodge 
to  enforce  the  provisions  of  this  Constitution,  define  the 
duties  of  officers  and  committees  and  to  regulate  such 
other  matters  as  to  the  Grand  Lodge  may  seem  pertinent. 

ARTICLE  XVI. 

Amendments. 

Sec.  1.  This  Constitution  may  be  amended  in  the  fol- 
lowing manner  only:  A  proposed  amendment  must  be  sub- 
mitted in  writing  at  an  annual  communication,  seconded 
by  the  representatives  of  two  constituent  lodges,  and  sub- 
mitted to  a  vote,  and  if  a  majority  is  favorable  to  the 
amendment,  it  must  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Juris- 
prudence, who  shall  report  at  the  next  annual  communica- 
tion.   After  the  report  of  the  committee,  if  the  amendment 

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shall  then  receive  three- fourths  of  the  vote  cast,  the  same 
shall  thenceforth  be  a  part  of  this  Constitution. 

Sec.  2.  No  section  of  this  Constitution  shall  be  revised 
or  amended  by  mere  reference  to  its  title,  but  the  section 
so  revised  or  amended  shall  be  set  forth  and  published  at 
full  length. 

Sec.  3.  No  standing  resolutions  shall  repeal,  change 
or  modify  any  section  of  this  Constitution. 

Sec.  4.  Article  1  of  this  Constitution,  or  any  section 
thereof,  cannot  be  amended. 


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By-Laws 


Preamble 

The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
of  Oregon  doth  ordain  and  establish,  in  pursuance  of  Article 
XV    of  the  Constitution,  the  following  By-Laws: 


PART  ONE 

Relative  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 


TITLE  I. 

Communications. 

Section  1.  The  Grand  Lodge  may  be  convened  in  Spec- 
ial Communication  when  emergency  demands,  by  the  Grand 
Master  who  shall  fix  the  time,  appoint  the  place  and  cause 
the  Grand  Secretary  to  give  ten  days'  notice  to  officers 
and    members. 

Sec.  2.  An  occasional  Grand  Lodge  may  be  assembled 
by  the  Grand  Master  or  his  representative  wlienever  and 
wherever  the  same  may  be  necessary  for  the  celebration 
of  regular  Masonic  ceremonies  or  the  performance  of  Ma- 
sonic work. 

TITLE  II. 

Order  of  Business. 

Sec.  3.  After  the  Grand  Master  has  called  the  Grand 
Lodge  to  order,  the  following  order  of  business  and  pro- 
ceedings shall  be   observed: 

1.  Calling  the  Roll  of  the  Grand  Officers  and  lodges. 

2.  The  usual  solemn  ceremonies  of  opening  the  Grand 
Lodge  in  ample  form. 

3.  Reception    of   Grand    Representatives. 

4.  Address  of  the  Grand  Master. 

5.  Gall  from  Labor  to  Refreshment. 

6.  Call   from   Refreshment   to   Labor.  ^ 

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7.  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials. 

8.  Reading  and  approving  the  Minutes  of  any  previous 
Communication. 

9.  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Distribution  of  the  Grand 
Master's  address. 

10.  Appointment,  by  the  Grand  Master,  of  Committees. 

11.  Reports  of  the  Grand  Treasurer  and  Grand  Secre- 
tary. 

12.  Reports  of  Trustees  and  other  Grand  Officers  and 
Committees. 

13.  Miscellaneous  business. 

14.  Unfinished  business. 

Sec.  4.  The  daily  order  of  business  during  the  Annual 
Communication  shall  be  as  follows: 

1.  Reading   and   approving  minutes. 

2.  Unfinished  business. 

3.  Presentation  and  reference  or  other  disposition  of 
Memorials,  Petitions  and  Communications. 

4.  Motions  and  Resolutions  and  Reference  or  other  dis- 
position of  the  same. 

5.  Reports  of  Standing  and  Regular  Committees,  the 
Committee  on  Jurisprudence  having  the  preference. 

6.  Reports  of  Special  Committees. 

7.  Special  orders. 

TITLE  III. 
Elections  and  Installations. 

Sec.  5.  An  election  shall  be  held  at  2  o'clock  P.  M.,  on 
the  second  day  of  each  Annual  Communication,  unless 
othervsrise  ordered  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  6.  The  installation  shall  take  place  on  the  last  day 
of  the  Annual  Communication. 

TITLE  IV. 

Votes. 

Sec.  7.  Each  constitutent  lodge  shall  be  entitled  to  three 
votes,  each  Grand  Officer,  each  Past  Elective  Grand  Offi- 
cer when  present,  and  each  member  of  the  Jurisprudence 
Committee   shall   be    entitled   to   one   vote. 

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Sec.  8.  In  case  a  constitutent  lodge  has  but  one  repre- 
sentative present,  he  may  cast  three  votes;  if  two  represen- 
tatives be  present,  the  highest  in  rank  shall  cast  two  votes, 
and  the  lowest,  one;  if  three  representatives  be  present,  they 
shall  cast  but  one  vote  eacn. 

TITLE  V. 

Appointments. 

Sec.  9.  The  Grand  Master  shall  fill  all  appointive 
offices,  except  that  the  Senior  Grand  Warden  shall  appoint 
the  Junior  Grand  Deacon,  and  the  Junior  Grand  Warden 
shall  appoint  the  Grand  Stewards. 

TITLE  VI. 
Laws. 
Sec.  10.     The  laws  of  this  Grand  Jurisdiction  are: 

1.  The  Written  Law. 

2.  The  Unwritten  Law. 

Sec.  11.  The  Written  Law  of  this  Jurisdiction  consists 
of  the  Constitution  and  the  Enactments  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
as  expressed  in  this  Code,  and  its  subsequent  enactments 
as  published  by  its  authority. 

Sec.  12.  The  Unwritten  Law  of  this  jurisdiction  con- 
sists of  the  time-honored  customs  and  usages  of  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  general  recognition  as  they 
are  found  in  the  traditional  and  historic  records  of  Free- 
masonry, and  adapted  to  the  conditions  and  time  in  which 
we  live,  together  with  such  rules  for  application  as  will 
perpetuate  its  integrity  and  usefulness,  and  not  repugnant 
to  its  written  laws. 

Sec.  13.  While  the  Written  Law  of  this  jurisdiction  is  to 
be  found  only  in  this  Code,  and  subsequent  enactments 
of  the  Grand  Lodge,  it  is  not  to  be  understood  that  rules 
of  law  heretofore  expressed  by  Grand  Lodge  enactment 
may  not  have  force  as  unwritten  law,  if  comprehended 
within  the  definition  given.  The  purpose  being  to  render 
the  written  law  more  accessible  to  the  Craft  for  practical 
use,  by  limiting  the  scope  of  its  record,  and  specifying 
where  it  is  to  be  found.  In  other  words,  the  design  of  this 
Code,  as  to  previous  Grand  Lodge  enactments  not  embraced 
herein,  is  to  destroy  their  force  and  effect  as  written  law, 

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and  repeal  them  for  all  purposes  wherein  they  are  repug- 
nant to  its  provisions. 

Sec.  14.  These  laws,  when  compiled  and  published, 
shall  be  designated  the  "Masonic  Code  of  Oregon"  and  shall 
be  divided  into  chapters  and  sections,  each  to  be  numbered 
consecutively  from  one  (1)  to  the  highest  number  given. 
And  for  purposes  of  reference  and  citation,  it  may  be  known 
as  the  "Code,"  adding,  as  it  may  be  necessary,  the  section; 
and  all  amendments  hereto,  when  offered  in  Grand  Lodge, 
shall  specify  the  section  of  the  Code,  according  to  the  intent; 
and  if  to  add  new  chapters  or  sections,  it  shall  so  state, 
and  number  the  same.  The  intention  being,  not  only  that 
the  enactments  at  the  time  of  adopting  the  Code,  but  all 
subsequent  enactments  as  written  law,  shall  be  embraced 
herein;  and  the  provisions  of  this  Code  shall  take  effect  and 
be  in  force  from  and  after  the  14th  day  of  June,  1911. 

Sec.  15.  The  Grand  Master  may  in  his  discretion  report 
to  the  Grand  Lodge  decisions  upon  Masonic  law  made  by 
him  during  its  recess.  If  made  to  and  approved  by  the 
Grand  Lodge,  they  do  not  have  the  force  or  effect  of  written 
law,  nor  are  they  binding  as  correct  expressions  of  the 
unwritten  law.  They  are  to  have  the  effect  of  an  approval 
of  the  act  of  the  Grand  Master  in  the  particular  instance, 
and  are  of  value  only  as  an  opinion  formed  upon  an  ex 
parte  statement  without  an  issue  submitted  in  a  proceeding 
requiring  judicial  determination. 

Sec.  16.  The  recommendations  of  the  Grand  Master 
in  his  address  as  to  changes  in,  alterations  of,  or  additions 
to,  the  law,  although  concurred  in  by  the  Grand  Lodge  in 
its  action  thereon,  or  on  the  report  of  a  committee  to  which 
it  has  been  referred,  shall  not  be  of  force  or  effect  as  law, 
merely  by  reason  of  such  action;  but  to  render  it  a  legal 
enactment,  it  must  be  presented  to  the  Grand  Lodge  in  writ- 
ing, independent  of  such  address  or  report,  and  then  be 
referred  and  adopted  as  by  law  provided.  It  being  the 
intention  that  in  no  case  shall  the  adoption  of  a  report 
have  the  effect  of  enacting  or  changing  a  provision  of  the 
Code. 

(Nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  a 
committee  from  accompanying  its  report  with  a  draft  for 
a  change  in  the  law,  in  accordance  with  a  recommendation, 
or  otherwise,  or  from  making  recommendations  or  state- 

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ments  as  to  such  draft;  but  the  action  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
in  its  enactment  must  be  independent  of  its  action  on  the 
report.) 

Sec.  17.  Cases  reported  by  the  Committee  on  Appeals 
and  Grievances,  coming  to  the  Grand  Lodge  on  appeal  under 
the  forms  of  law,  are  proper  judicial  proceedings;  and  the 
action  of  the  Grand  Lodge  upon  their  report,  touching  the 
legal  questions  involved,  are  judicial  in  their  nature,  and 
may  be  considered  as  correct  interpretations  of  existing 
laws,  whether  written  or  unwritten.  But  such  action  by 
the  Grand  Lodge  must  in  no  sense  be  considered  as  legis- 
lative, or  the  making  of  law. 

TITLE   VII. 

Ritual   and  Monitor. 

Sec.  18.  The  Grand  Lodge  has  adopted  and  authorized 
a  ritual  and  the  teaching  or  rendering  of  any  other  in  the 
ceremonies  of  the  order  is  forbidden. 

Sec.  19.  The  Grand  Lodge  has  adopted  a  burial  ser- 
vice and  hereby  adopts  the  Manual  of  the  Lodge  as  the 
standard  and  text  of  all  Masonic  work  and  ceremonies  not 
provided  for  in  the  ritual. 

TITLE  VIII. 

Standing  Committees. 

Sec.  20.     The  standing  committees  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
shall  be  as  follows: 
On  Credentials, 
Grand  Master's  Address, 
Necrology, 
Jurisprudence, 
Appeals  and  Grievances, 
Clothing,  Jewels  and  Furniture,  and 
Foreign  Correspondence. 

Sec.  21.  The  Committee  on  Credentials  shall  consist  of 
the  Grand  Secretary,  as  Chairman,  and  the  Grand  Stewards. 

Sec.  22.     The  Committee  on  Grand  Master's  address  shall 
consist  of  the  Chairman  of  the  following  committees : 
Jurisprudence, 

Appeals  and  Grievances,  and 
Foreign  Correspondence. 

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Sec.  23.  The  Committee  on  Necrology  shall  consist  of 
the  Grand  Chaplain,  as  Chairman,  and  the  Grand  Standard 
Bearer  and  Grand  Sword  Bearer. 

Sec.  24.  The  Committee  on  Jurisprudence  shall  elect 
their  Chairman. 

Sec.  25.  The  Committee  on  Appeals  and  Grievances 
shall  consist  of  five  members,  the  first  named  brother  shall 
be  Chairman  thereof. 

Sec.  26.  The  Committee  on  Clothing,  Jewels  and  Fur- 
niture shall  consist  of  the  Grand  Marshal,  as  Chairman, 
Grand  Tyler  and  Grand  Pursuivant. 

Sec.  27.  The  Committee  on  Foreign  Correspondence 
shall  consist  of  one  member. 

TITLE  IX. 

Regular  Committees. 

Sec.  28.  The  regular  committees  of  this  Grand  Lodge 
shall  be  as  follows: 

On  Reports  of  Constituent  Lodges, 
Dispensations  and   Charters, 
Finance,  , 

Records  of  Constituent  Lodges, 
Mileage  and  Expense,  and 
Examination  of  Visiting  Brethren. 

Sec.  29.  The  regular  committees  shall  each  consist  of 
five  members,  the  first  named  brother  of  each  committee 
shall  be  the  Chairman  thereof. 

TITLE  X. 

Special  Committees. 

Sec.  30.  Special  committees  of  this  Grand  Lodge  shall 
be  appointed  as  occasion  requires. 

Sec.  31.  Special  committees  shall  consist  of  five  mem- 
bers; unless  otherwise  ordered,  the  first  named  brother 
shall  be  Chairman. 

TITLE  XL 

Revenues  and  Properties. 

Sec.  32.  This  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  entitled  to  revenue 
as  follows: 

1.     For  dispensation  to  form  a  new  lodge,  fifty  dollars. 

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2.  For  a  charter  to  perpetuate  a  new  lodge,  twenty-five 
dollars. 

3.  For  dispensation  to  confer  degrees,  five  dollars. 

4.  For  any  other  dispensation,  two  and  one  half  dol- 
lars. 

5.  For  each  degree  conferred  in  each  lodge,  one  dollar. 

6.  For  each  Master  Mason  reported  in  the  annual 
returns  of  a  lodge,  one  dollar. 

7.  Any  sums  realized  out  of  the  property  of  dissolved 
lodges. 

8.  The  income  from  any  money  or  property  given  or 
devised  or  belonging  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

9.  For  the  reissue  of  a  defaced  or  illegible  charter, 
five  dollars. 

10.  Any  and  all  property,  whatsoever,  to  which  this 
Grand  Lodge  is,  or  may  become,  entitled. 

TITLE  XIL 

Expenditures. 

Sec.  33.  Every  proposal  to  appropriate  or  expend 
money  shall  be  made  in  writing  and  referred  to  the  Finance 
Committee.  No  money  shall  be  appropriated  or  expended 
until  such  committee  reports. 

Sec.  34.  Every  account  against  the  Grand  Lodge  shall 
show  upon  its  face  each  item  composing  the  whole  claim, 
and  by  whose  authority  the  indebtedness  was  created. 

TITLE  XIII. 

Salaries,  Traveling  Expenses,  Mileage. 

Sec.  35.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  receive  an  annual 
salary  of  two  thousand  four  hundred  dollars,  payable 
monthly. 

Sec.  36.  The  salary  of  the  Foreign  Correspondent  shall 
be  five  hundred  dollars,  payable  annually. 

Sec.  37.  Every  officer  shall  be  reimbursed  for  any 
money  expended  in  the  necessary  discharge  of  his  duties, 
but  such  claims  for  such  reimbursement  shall  be  subject  to 
the  requirements  of  Section  48  of  these  By-Laws. 

Sec.  38.  Grand  Officers,  Past  Grand  Masters,  members 
of  committees  on  Jurisprudence  and  on  Appeals  and  Griev- 

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ances,  and  one  member  of  each  constituent  lodge,  and  one 
delegate  of  each  lodge  under  dispensation,  shall  be  allowed 
actual  and  necessary  traveling  expenses,  including  meals 
and  sleeping  accomodations  in  going  to  and  returning  from 
the  Grand  Lodge,  by  usual  and  customary  route  of  travel, 
but  no  member  shall  be  paid  these  expenses  except  upon 
his  personal  receipt  to  the  Grand  Treasurer  on  the  last  day 
of  the  session  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  unless  he  shall  have 
been  excused  by  vote  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Special  committees,  when  convened  pursuant  to  these 
By-Laws,  shall  be  entitled  to  the  same  mileage  and  expenses 
as  specified  above. 

TITLE  XIV. 

How  Money  May  be  Disbursed. 

Sec.  39.  No  debt  shall  be  contracted,  nor  any  disburse- 
ment made,  otherwise  than  by  order  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
or  the  Trustees. 

Sec.  40.  The  Grand  Treasurer  may  settle  the  pay  roll 
of  members  and  delegates  in  attendance  upon  the  Annual 
Communication  by  payment  in  cash,  but  he  shall  not  dis- 
burse any  other  money  otherwise  than  upon  a  warrant 
signed  by  the  Grand  Secretary. 

Sec.  41.  The  pay  roll  of  members  and  representatives 
in  attendance  upon  an  Annual  Communication  shall  be 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  Mileage  and  Expense  and  by 
that  committee  reported  to  the  Grand  Lodge  and  referred 
to  the  Finance  Committee  for  approval  and  report  before 
the  Grand  Treasurer  is  authorized  to  pay  the  same.  He 
shall  not  settle  the  pay  roll  nor  any  part  thereof  until  the 
last  day  of  each  Annual  Communication,  unless  he  is  or- 
dered so  to  do  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  42.  Each  warrant  drawn  on  the  Grand  Treasurer 
shall  show  on  its  face: 

1.  For  what  consideration  or  purpose  it  was  issued. 

2.  Whether  it  is  drawn  on  the  General  Fund  or  Edu- 
cational Fund. 

3.  The  date  when  it  was  ordered. 

4.  Whether  it  is  drawn  by  order  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
or  the  Trustees. 


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TITLE  XV. 
Trustees. 

Sec.  43.  The  Grand  Master,  the  Senior  Grand  Warden 
and  the  Junior  Grand  Warden  shall  be  the  Trustees  of  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  44.  The  Trustees  shall  hold  four  regular  meetings 
during  the  year,  as  follows:  The  first  on  the  last  day  of 
the  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  June; 
the  second  on  the  first  Saturday  of  September;  the  third 
on  the  first  Saturday  of  December;  the  fourth  on  the 
first  Saturday  of  March.  The  Trustees  shall  hold  special 
meetings  at  the  order  of  the  Grand  Master  or  on  the 
written  call  of  any  two  of  the  Trustees.  All  meetings  of  the 
Trustees  shall  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary. The  Trustees  shall  fix  the  hour  of  the  regular  meet- 
ings and  in  case  of  special  meetings,  each  Trustee  shall 
have  two  days'  notice  of  the  time  of  meeting.  The  Grand 
Master  shall  preside  at  the  meetings  of  the  Trustees. 

The  Grand  Secretary  shall  attend  all  the  meetings  of 
the  Trustees  and  keep  a  fair  and  correct  record  of  all  the 
business  transacted  by  them. 

Sec.  45.  During  the  recess  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and 
from  the  first  meeting  of  the  Trustees,  the  powers  vested 
in  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
of  Oregon  by  an  Act  of  the  Legislative  Assembly  of  the 
Territory  of  Oregon,  entitled  "An  Act  to  incorporate  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of 
Oregon,"  shall  be  exercised  by  the  Trustees,  or  by  their 
officers  or  agents  under  their  direction,  except  as  those 
powers  may  be  limited  or  regulated  by  the  Statutes  of  the 
State  of  Oregon.  The  powers  granted  to  the  Trustees 
shall  be  exercised  in  obedience  to  and  conform  with  the 
Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  The  Trus- 
tees shall  not  have  power  to  alter,  amend,  set  aside  or  mod- 
ify any  provision  of  the  Constitution  or  By-Laws. 

Sec.  46.  The  Trustees  shall  manage  and  control  the 
General  Fund  and  the  Educational  Fund  and  have  and 
exercise  a  general  supervision  over  all  of  the  real,  personal 
and  mixed  property  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  In  dealing  there- 
with the  title  to  all  real,  personal  and  mixed  property  shall 
be  taken  and  held  in  the  name  of  "The  Grand  Lodge  of 


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Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon,"  and  all  the 
business  shall  be  conducted  in  that  name. 

The  Trustees  may  buy  real  estate  and  invest  in  stock 
of  the  Masonic  Building  Association  of  Portland,  Oregon, 
bonds  of  the  United  States,  or  other  approved  market- 
able railroad,  municipal,  industrial  securities,  excluding 
State  and  County  warrants,  with  power  to  improve,  rent 
and  sell,  hypothecate  and  dispose  of  the  same,  consistent 
with  good  business  judgment  and  as  the  needs  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  may  render  expedient. 

The  Trustees  may  lend  money  upon  unincumbered  real 
estate  to  an  amount  equal  to  one-half  of  its  then  fair 
appraised  value  and  upon  approved  marketable  bonds  and 
other  securities  limited  to  the  classes  above  mentioned,  but 
the  Trustees  shall  not  at  any  time  sell  any  of  the  stock  of 
the  Masonic  Building  Association  without  the  consent  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  authorized  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the 
members  present  at  an  Annual  Communication. 

Sec.  47.  The  Trustees,  a  majority  of  them,  or  any  Trus- 
tee, authorized  by  the  others,  may  attend  any  meetings  held 
by  the  stockholders  of  the  Masonic  Building  Association  of 
Portland,  Oregon,  and  cast  the  vote  of  the  stock  owned  by 
the  Grand  Lodge.  The  Trustees  are  authorized  to  represent 
the  Grand  Lodge  at  all  meetings  of  the  stockholders  of  the 
Masonic  Building  Association  and  to  that  end  may  elect 
any  or  all  the  Trustees,  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
of  the  Masonic  Building  Association  of  Portland,  Oregon. 

Sec.  48.  The  Trustees,  during  the  recess  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  shall  examine  and  audit  all  bills  and  claims  against 
the  Grand  Lodge  and  when  any  bill  is  allowed  a  warrant 
for  the  amount  shall  be  drawn  on  the  Grand  Treasurer. 

Sec.  49.  The  Trustees  shall  examine  into  the  merits  of 
any  case  brought  to  their  attention  by  the  Worshipful  Mas- 
ter of  any  lodge  in  this  jurisdiction,  or  by  other  Masonic 
information,  where  any  resident  child  or  children  of  a 
Mason  requires  assistance  to  obtain  an  education,  and  the 
Trustees  shall  determine  if  the  case  is  proper  for  relief, 
and  if  so  shall  appropriate  from  the  income  of  the  Educa- 
tional Fund  a  necessary  and  sufficient  sum  therefor. 

Sec.  50.  The  Trustees  shall  investigate  all  applications 
for  assistance  made  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  Grand  Master, 
and  order  warrants  drawn  upon  the  General  Fund  of  the 

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Grand  Lodge  through  the  Grand  Treasurer  for  such  amounts 
as  the  Trustees  in  their  judgment  shall  determine  are  nec- 
cessary  and  proper  to  be  given  as  Masonic  relief,  pro- 
vided that  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  shall  be 
donated  for  the  relief  of  any  single  applicant,  without  the 
express  order  and  authority  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  51.  When  Masonic  relief  shall  have  been  afforded 
by  any  lodge  or  Board  of  Relief  in  this  Jurisdiction  to 
any  Master  Mason  in  good  standing  belonging  to  any  lodge 
in  any  foreign  Grand  Jurisdiction,  his  widow  or  orphans, 
the  lodge  or  Board  of  Relief  shall  be  entitled  to  present  a 
claim  for  reimbursement  to  the  Trustees.  The  lodge  or 
Board  having  furnished  relief  as  above  contemplated  shall 
forward  its  claim,  or  claims,  with  such  proofs  as  may  be 
available  to  the  Grand  Secretary.  The  claim,  or  claims,  in 
favor  of  a  lodge  shall  be  certified  to  be  correct  by  the 
Worshipful  Master  and  Secretary;  if  in  favor  of  a  Board 
of  Relief,  a  like  certificate  shall  be  made  by  the  President 
and  Secretary  of  such  Board.  Such  claims  shall  be  exam- 
ined and  those  found  correct  may  be  allowed  at  any  regu- 
lar meeting  of  the  Trustees.  No  claim  shall  be  considered 
or  audited  unless  received  by  the  Grand  Secretary  five 
days  before  a  regular  meeting  of  the  Trustees.  The  Trustees 
promptly  after  each  regular  meeting,  shall  order  war- 
rants drawn  in  favor  of  the  claimants  for  the  amounts 
approved  and  allowed  on  each  claim.  The  aggregate  amount 
of  warrants  drawn  under  this  Section,  and  the  amount  of 
money  disbursed  to  claimants  shall  not  exceed  such  amount 
as  may  be  appropriated  by  this  Grand  Lodge  at  its  annual 
communication,  for  such  purpose. 

Sec.  52.  The  Trustees  shall  make  all  contracts  for 
printing  the  proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  the  reports 
of  committees;  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  and  all  other 
matters  ordered  printed  by  the  Grand  Lodge.  The  Trus- 
tees shall,  before  making  any  contract  for  printing,  secure 
bids  from  responsible  and  reliable  printing  houses  and 
award  the  contract  to  the  printing  house  which  the  Trus- 
tees may  determine  to  be  the  lowest  responsible  bidder. 

Sec.  53.  The  Trustees  must,  on  the  first  day  of  each 
Annual  Communication,  make  a  report  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
setting  forth  in  detail  all  their  acts  and  doings  in  the 
management    and    control    of   the    General    Fund    and    the 

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Educational  Fund.  The  Trustees  must  also  report  the  loans 
and  investments  made  during  the  year  and  may  make 
such  suggestions  and  recommendations  in  relation  to  the 
property  and  financial  interests  of  the  Grand  Lodge  as 
to  them  may  seem  necessary  and  advantageous. 

Sec.  54.  The  actual  and  necessary  expenses  of  the 
Trustees  in  going  to,  returning  from  and  while  engaged  in 
the  discharge  of  their  official  duties  as  Trustees,  the  com- 
pensation of  persons  employed  by  them  to  perform  services 
in  and  about  the  business  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be 
audited  and  paid  as  are  other  claims  against  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

TITLE  XVL 

Funds  and  Fiscal  Year. 

Sec.  55.  There  shall  be  two  funds,  namely:  The  General 
Fund  and  the  Educational  Fund;  and  the  fiscal  year  of  this 
Jurisdiction  shall  commence  the  first  day  of  January,  each 
year,  and  end  the  thirty-first  day  of  December  thereof. 

Sec.  56.  The  General  Fund  shall  consist  of  all  moneys 
paid  into  the  Grand  Lodge  Treasury,  except  those  belong- 
ing to  or  especially  intended  for  the  Educational  Fund,  and 
also  such  sums  as  may  hereafter  be  transferred  from  the 
Educational  Fund  to  the  General  Fund.  All  expenses  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  paid  from  the  General  Fund. 

Sec.  57.  The  Educational  Fund  on  the  14th  day  of  June, 
1911,  consisted  of  2,525  shares  of  capital  stock  of  the 
Masonic  Building  Association  of  Portland,  Oregon,  of  par 
value  of  Fifty  Dollars  per  share,  and  bills  receivable  to  the 
amount  of  $8,202.08  and   cash  to   the   amount  of  $547.92. 

The  Educational  Fund  shall  hereafter  consist  of  said 
cash,  notes  and  stock  and  the  money  collected  and  received 
therefor,  together  with  the  interest  thereon,  and  dividends 
thereon,  with  the  rents  and  profits  and  income  derived 
from  any  other  property  in  which  said  Educational  Fund 
may  hereafter  be  invested.  And  also  all  property  and 
funds,  with  the  rent  and  income  thereof  which  may  at 
any  time  be  devised  or  given  to  the  Educational  Fund.  The 
net  income  of  the  Educational  Fund  shall  each  year  be  dis- 
posed of  as  follows:  First,  there  shall  be  paid  therefrom 
all  appropriations  made  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  the  Trus- 
tees, for  the  education  of  any  resident  children  of  Master 

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Masons.     Second,  the  remainder  shall  be  transferred  to  and 
become  a  part  of  the  General  Fund. 

The  principal  of  the  Educational  Fund  shall  never  be 
reduced  below  the  amount  and  value  thereof  on  the  14th  day 
of  June,  A.  D.  1911,  plus  the  principal  of  any  gifts  or 
devises  which  may  be  hereafter  made  to  the  Educational 
Fund. 

TITLE  XVII. 
Duties  of  the  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  58.     It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Master: 

1.  To  present,  at  each  Annual  Communication  a  written 
address,  setting  forth  his  official  acts  during  the  year,  the 
general  condition  of  Masonry  within  this  Jurisdiction,  and 
recommending  such  legislation  as  he  may  deem  necessary; 
and  he  should  submit  such  address  to  the  Committee  on 
Grand  Master's  Address  ten  days  before  the  Annual  Com- 
munication. 

2.  To  announce  the  names  of  the  brethren  appointed 
to  serve  during  the  Annual  Communication  on  the  follow- 
ing Regular  Committees,  namely:  On  Finance,  Reports  of 
Constituent  Lodges,  Records  of  Constituent  Lodges,  Dis- 
pensations and  Charters,  Mileage  and  Expense,  Examina- 
tion of  Visiting  Brethren  and  also  the  Standing  Committees 
on  Appeals  and  Grievances  and  Foreign  Correspondence. 

3.  To  appoint  such  Special  Committees  as  the  Grand 
Lodge  may  direct. 

4.  To  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  required 
by  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and 
the  usages  of  Masonry. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Master,  upon 
satisfactory  proof  of  unmasonic  conduct,  or  drunkenness, 
to  suspend  from  the  functions  of  office  the  Worshipful 
Master  of  a  Constituent  Lodge. 

TITLE  XVIII. 

Duties  of  Deputy  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  59.  The  Deputy  Grand  Master  shall  perform  the 
duties  required  of  and  appertaining  to  that  office  by  the 
ceremonies  and  usages  of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry.  All  Past 
Deputy  Grand  Masters  so  long  as  they  are  members  in  good 
standing  of  Lodges  under  this  Jurisdiction  shall  be  entitled 

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to  seats  in  this   Grand  Lodge  and  to  take  part  in  all  its 
proceedings. 

TITLE   XIX. 

Duties  of  the  Grand  Wardens. 

Sec.  60.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Senior  Grand  Warden 
and  the  Junior  Grand  Warden  to  perform  such  duties  as 
are  incumbent  upon  these  respective  Grand  Officers  by 
Ancient  Masonic  usage,  and  in  the  event  of  the  absence 
from  the  Grand  Jurisdiction,  or  death,  or  disability  of  the 
Grand  Master,  according  to  rank,  to  act  as  provided  in 
Article  XI,  Section  1  of  the  Constitution,  and  also  perform 
such  other  duties  as  shall  be  required  of  them  by  the  Con- 
stitution and  By-Laws  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

TITLE  XX. 

Duties   of  the  Grand   Treasurer. 

Sec.  61.  The  Grand  Treasurer  shall  have  possession 
and  charge  of  all  funds  and  securities,  stocks,  bonds  and 
valuable  papers  of  the  Grand  Lodge.     It  shall  be  his  duty: 

1.  To  receipt  for  all  money  paid  him  by  the  Grand 
Secretary  and  collect  all  interest,  dividends,  rents,  profits, 
or  income  due  or  belonging  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  par- 
ticularly the  revenues  in  Section  32,  subdivisions  8  and  10, 
Title   XI. 

2.  To  keep  full,  accurate  and  complete  accounts  of  all 
money  received  and  disbursed  by  him  as  Grand  Treasurer. 
He  shall  preserve  the  accounts  in  substantial  and  permanent 
books. 

3.  To  keep  the  accounts  of  the  General  Fund  and  the 
accounts  of  the  Educational  Fund  distinct,  separate  and 
apart  from  each  other. 

4.  To  pay  all  wrarrants  drawn  upon  him  by  the  Grand 
Lodge,  or  the  Trustees,  when  signed  by  the  Grand  Sec- 
retary. 

5.  To  keep  the  securities,  stocks,  bonds  and  valuable 
papers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  a  proper  and  suitable  drawer 
or  box  in  a  safety  deposit  vault,  the  annual  rental  thereof 
to  be  paid  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

6.  To  attend  the  Communications  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
and  when   required   meet  the  Trustees  and  committees   of 

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the  Grand  Lodge  with  his  books  and  all  necessary  docu- 
ments relating  to  his  office. 

7.  To  pay  all  money  in  his  hands  belonging  to  the 
Grand  Lodge  to  his  successor  in  office  and  deliver  to  him 
all  books,  securities,  stocks  and  valuable  papers  in  his 
hands  as  Grand  Treasurer,  taking  proper  receipts  and 
vouchers  therefor  and  filing  the  same  with  the  Grand  Sec- 
retary. 

8.  Neither  to  receive  nor  pay  over  any  money  after 
12  o'clock  noon  on  the  day  before  the  Annual  Communica- 
tion and  on  the  first  day  of  each  Annual  Communication 
to  deliver  to  the  Finance  Committee  on  request,  all  secur- 
ities, stocks,  bonds  and  valuable  papers  in  his  hands  or 
under  his  control  belonging  to  the  Grand  Lodge.  He  shall 
also  produce  a  certificate  of  deposit,  with  other  vouchers, 
showing  the  amount  of  money  on  deposit  and  subject  to 
check  belonging  to  the  Grand  Lodge  including  the  General 
Fund  and  the  Educational  Fund,  the  same  to  be  held  by 
the  committee  until  the  report  of  the  Grand  Treasurer  is 
approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

9.  To  present  on  the  first  day  of  each  Annual  Com- 
munication an  itemized  report  of  the  receipts  and  disburse- 
ments and  an  inventory  of  the  securities,  stocks,  bonds 
and  valuable  papers  in  his  hands  as  Grand  Treasurer.  To 
make  such  report  as  to  the  General  Fund  and  the  Educa- 
tional Fund. 

10.  At  the  commencement  of  his  term  of  office  to 
make  and  file  a  bond  with  the  Grand  Master  in  the  sum  of 
twenty-five  thousand  (25,000)  dollars,  or  such  larger 
sum  as  the  Grand  Lodge  may  direct,  such  bond  to  be 
issued  by  some  reliable  surety  company  and  approved  by 
the  Grand  Master.  The  expense  of  the  bond  shall  be  paid 
by  the  Grand  Lodge.  The  bond  shall  be  conditioned  that 
he  will  faithfully  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office  and 
deliver  to  his  successor  when  lawfully  entitled  thereto,  all 
moneys  on  hand,  together  with  all  securities,  stocks,  bonds 
and  valuable  papers  in  his  hands,  or  in  his  possession  the 
property  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  whether  belonging  to  the 
General   Fund   or   the   Educational   Fund. 


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TITLE  XXI. 
Duties  of  the  Grand  Secretary. 
Sec.  62.     It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Secretary: 

1.  To  keep  and  maintain  his  office  at  the  Masonic 
Temple  in  Portland,  Oregon. 

2.  To  attend  upon  the  Communications  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  observe  and  record  the  proceedings  thereof,  and 
preserve  the  same  in  suitable  books. 

3.  To  receive  all  revenues,  as  specified  in  Title  XI, 
Section  32,  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  except  those  mentioned  in 
subdivisions  8  and  10  thereof,  and  pay  the  same  over  to 
the  Grand  Treasurer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor. 

4.  To  keep  suitable  and  permanent  books  of  accounts 
and  carefully  record  therein  an  account  of  all  moneys 
received  and  disbursed  by  him,  and  all  accounts  of  the 
several  lodges.  These  books  he  shall  transmit  to  his  suc- 
cessor in  office. 

5.  To  keep  a  Grand  Lodge  Registry,  and  inscribe 
therein  the  names  and  Masonic  records  of  all  new  members 
reported  to  him  in  the  annual  lodge  returns. 

6.  To  receive  all  petitions,  applications  and  appeals 
and  lay  them  before  the  Grand  Lodge. 

7.  To  have  the  custody  of  the  seal  and  jewels  of  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

8.  To  procure  for  the  use  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  blank 
charters,  dimits,  dispensations  and  diplomas  printed  upon 
good   parchment. 

9.  To  provide  and  furnish,  at  cost,  to  constituent  lodges, 
petitions  for  degrees,  affiliation,  dimits,  and  all  other 
blanks  according  to  the  forms  adopted. 

10.  To  prepare,  sign  and  duly  seal  all  charters,  dis- 
pensations, certificates,  commissions  or  other  instruments 
of  writing  emanating  from  the  Grand  Lodge  or  the  Grand 
Master. 

11.  To  preserve  among  the  archives  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  the  original  manuscript  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
Grand   Lodge   for   each    Communication. 

12.  Within  twenty  days  after  each  Annual  Communi- 
cation of  this  Grand  Lodge,  to  communicate  to  the  Grand 

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Lodges    in    correspondence    with    this    Grand    Lodge,    and 
to  the  Constituent  Lodges,  the  names  of  the  Grand  Officers. 

13.  To  certify,  quarter-yearly,  to  the  Most  Illustrious 
Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Council  of  Royal  and  Select  Mas- 
ters of  Oregon,  the  Grand  High  Priest  of  the  Grand  Royal 
Arch  Chapter  of  Oregon,  the  Grand  Commander  of  the 
Grand  Commandery,  Knights  Templar  of  Oregon,  and  the 
active  Inspector  General  of  the  A.  &  A.  Scottish  Rite  of 
Oregon  for  the  Southern  Jurisdiction  of  the  United  States, 
the  names  of  all  Master  Masons  suspended,  expelled  or 
dropped  from  the  rolls,  as  reported  by  the  lodges  in  this 
jurisdiction. 

14.  To  make  special  mention  of  the  name  of  each 
brother  of  this  jurisdiction  who  has  departed  this  life  dur- 
ing the  preceding  year,  in  good  standing  as  a  man  and  a 
Mason,  in  the  Journal  of  the  Proceedings  of  each  Annual 
Communication,  upon  suitable  memorial  pages  set  apart  for 
the  purpose. 

15.  To  procure  a  sufficient  number  of  copies  of  the 
engraved  portrait  of  each  Grand  Master,  and  cause  the 
same  to  be  bound  in  the  Proceedings  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 
He  shall  place  upon  each  portrait  the  name  and  term  of 
service  of  the  said  Grand  Master.  He  shall  make  only  a 
single  publication  of  any  portrait,  unless  otherwise  ordered 
by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

16.  To  report,  on  the  first  day  of  each  Annual  Com- 
munication, the  amount  of  money  received  by  him,  by 
items,  and  the  specific  sources  from  which  it  was  received; 
also  the  lodges  that  have  neglected  to  render  proper  re- 
turns and  are  in  arrears. 

17.  To  superintend  the  printing  of  the  annual  proceed- 
ings of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  all  other  documents  ordered 
printed,  and  see  that  the  contract  for  the  printing  thereof 
is  faithfully  performed;  with  all  convenient  dispatch  to 
forward  three  copies  of  the  printed  proceedings  (one 
bound  in  cloth,  two  bound  in  paper)  to  each  constituent 
lodge;  one  copy  (cloth  bound)  to  each  Elective  Grand 
Officer  and  Past  Elective  Grand  Officer;  three  copies  (one 
cloth  bound,  two  paper  bound)  to  each  of  the  Grand 
Lodges  of  the  United  States  and  Canada;  one  copy  (paper 
bound)  to  each  Grand  Representative;  and  one  copy  (cloth 


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bound)   to  the  Grand  Lodges  of  such  foreign  countries  as 
may  be  in  correspondence  with  this  Grand  Lodge. 

18.  To  append  to  the  proceedings  each  year  a  list  of  all 
Grand  Officers,  Past  Grand  Officers,  Grand  Representa- 
tives and  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  present  at  its  Com- 
munication. He  shall  append  a  full  roster  of  each  Lodge, 
showing  name,  number  and  location,  time  of  meeting,  and 
the  names  of  the  officers  and  members  thereof,  with  a 
list  of  the  Entered  Apprentices,  Fellow-craft  and  Master 
Masons  made  during  the  year  immediately  preceding  the 
Annual  Communication;  also  a  list  of  deaths,  suspensions, 
expulsions,  reinstatements,  and  the  names  of  the  living 
Past  Elective  Grand  Officers  members  thereof.  He  shall 
include  in  the  proceedings  each  year  a  tabular  statement 
exhibiting  the  names  and  numbers  of  the  several  lodges,  the 
time  and  place  of  the  regular  meetings,  the  number  ini- 
tiated, passed,  raised  and  affiliated  in  each,  and  the  total 
number  of  members  in  each  lodge  and  the  total 
number  of  deaths,  suspensions,  expulsions,  reinstatements 
and  the  number  initiated,  passed  and  raised  during  the 
year   immediately    preceding   the    Annual    Communication. 

19.  To  furnish  each  lodge  duplicate  blanks  for  annual 
returns,  both  to  be  filled,  one  to  be  returned  to  the  Grand 
Secretary,  the  other  to  be  retained  by  the  lodge. 

20.  To  conduct  the  correspondence  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
and  report  quarterly  to  each  constituent  lodge  all  rejections, 
suspensions,  expulsions  and  reinstatements. 

21.  To  report  to  the  Grand  Lodge  on  the  first  day  of 
each  Annual  Communication  the  condition  of  each  constit- 
uent lodge. 

22.  To  record  upon  proper  blanks,  showing  number 
and  name  of  each  lodge,  and  the  names  of  other  members 
entitled  to  vote,  with  columns  for  entering  the  Yeas  and 
Nays  according  to  the  votes  cast,  and  to  publish  this  record 
in  full  in  the  proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

23.  With  the  approval  of  the  Grand  Master,  to  appoint 
an  assistant  who  shall  receive  such  compensation  for  his 
services  as  the  Grand  Lodge  may  direct. 

24.  To  execute  and  file  with  the  Grand  Master,  at  the 
commencement  of  his  term  of  office,  a  bond  in  the  sum 
of  five  thousand  dollars,  or  such  larger  sum  as  the  Grand 
Lodge  may  direct,  said  bond  to  be  furnished  by  some  relia- 

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ble  surety  company,  the  cost  of  which  shall  be  paid  out  of 
the  funds  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  conditioned  that  he  will 
faithfully  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  will  de- 
liver to  his  successor  in  office,  on  demand  of  the  Grand 
Master  or  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  the  Trustees  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  all  funds,  securities,  jewels,  vouchers,  books,  papers 
and  other  property  in  his  possession  belonging  to  the 
Grand  Lodge.  On  surrendering  his  office  to  his  successor 
he  shall  take  duplicate  receipts  for  all  funds,  jewels,  vouch- 
ers, books,  papers  and  other  property  in  his  possession 
belonging  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  one  of  which  shall  be  deliv- 
ered to  the  Grand  Treasurer.  i 

25.  To  attend,  upon  the  meetings  of  the  Trustees  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  and  record  their  proceedings,  which 
shall  be  deemed  a  part  of  the  records  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
and  printed  with  its  proceedings. 

26.  To  draw  warrants  upon  the  Grand  Treasurer  in 
favor  of  the  several  claimants  for  the  amounts  allowed 
them  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  upon  receipt  from  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  reports  of  claims  audited  by  them 
under  Title  XV  of  these  By-Laws. 

27.  Thirty  days  before  the  Annual  Communication, 
to  notify  one-third  of  the  constituent  lodges  to  produce 
their  records  at  the  next  Annual  Communication  for  ex- 
amination, and  this  he  shall  so  continue  that  at  the  end  of 
each  three  years  all  the  lodges  shall  have  been  notified 
and  required  to  produce  their  records  before  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

28.  To  have  custody  of  the  Grand  Lodge  library,  and 
make  a  complete  catalogue  thereof  and  report  the  same 
to  the  Grand  Lodge  at  each  Annual  Communication. 

29.  To  take  a  receipt  for  every  volume  delivered,  and 
in  case  of  failure  to  duly  return,  to  require  of  the  lodge 
of  which  the  delinquent  is  a  member,  payment  in  double 
the  amount  of  the  value  of  such  volume,  to  be  collected 
with  the  annual  dues  of  such  lodge. 

30.  To  select,  and,  with  the  consent  and  approval  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  purchase  such  books,  charts,  maga- 
zines and  other  documents  as  may  be  deemed  proper,  and 
procure  the  binding  of  such  volumes  and  documents  as  may 
be  deemed  expedient. 

31.  To  procure  a  Past  Grand  Master's  Apron  for  each 
retiring  Grand  Master. 

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TITLE  XXII. 

Duties   of   the   Grand   Chaplain. 

Section  63.  The  Grand  Chaplain  shall  attend  the  An- 
nual Communication,  especially  at  the  opening  and  closing 
and  offer  prayer,  at  the  request  of  the  Grand  Master,  ac- 
cording to  ancient  usage. 

TITLE  XXIII. 

Duties  of  the  Grand  Orator. 

Section  64.  The  Grand  Orator  shall  deliver  an  address 
at  the  Annual  Communication,  at  public  installations,  dedi- 
cations or  other  public  occasions,  and  at  such  other  times 
as  the  Grand  Master  shall  order. 

TITLE  XXIV. 
Duties  of  the  Grand  Marshal. 

Section  65.  1.  To  attend  the  Annual  Communication 
and  to  perform  the  duties  appertaining  to  his  office;  ar- 
range and  conduct  the  public  and  private  processions  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  attend  the  Grand  Festivals  and  occasional 
Grand  Lodges,  superintend  their  ceremonies  and  provide 
suitable  music  for  any  of  the  above  occasions  when  ordered 
so  to  do  by  the  Grand  Master. 

2.  To  take  official  notice  of  all  wrong  doing  or  acts 
involving  moral  turpitude  on  the  part  of  any  member,  and 
report  the  same  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

TITLE  XXV. 
Duties  of  the  Grand  Pursuivant. 
Section  66.  The  Grand  Pursuivant  shall  attend  to  the 
officers  and  members  and  visitors;  see  that  they  appear  in 
Grand  Lodge  suitably  clothed  and  take  their  proper  sta- 
tions, under  the  direction  of  the  Grand  Marshal.  In  all 
public  processions  of  the  Grand  Lodge  he  shall  precede 
and  assist  the  Grand  Marshal. 

TITLE  XXVI. 
Duties  of  Other  Grand  Officers. 
Section  67.     The  other  appointed  Grand  Officers  shall 
perform  such  duties  as  by  ancient  usage  and  custom  per- 
tain to  their  respective  offices;  and,  in  case  a  division  is 

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demanded  and  granted  upon  any  vote  taken  in  the  Grand 
Lodge,  the  Grand  Stewards  shall  count  the  rotes  under  the 
direction  of  the  Grand  Marshal.  The  Grand  Stewards,  the 
Grand  Standard  Bearer  and  Grand  Sword  Bearer,  under 
the  direction  of  the  Grand  Marshal,  shall  perform  the  du- 
ties of  Tellers  at  the  election  of  officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

TITLE  XXVII. 

Duties  of  Grand  Representatives. 

Section  68.  1.  To  attend  all  Annual  Communications 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  to  which  he  is  accredited,  and  deposit 
with  the  Grand  Secretary  copies  of  all  official  documents 
emanating  from  the  appointing  power. 

2.  To  acquaint  himself  with  the  Constitution,  Laws, 
and  Work  in  vogue  in  the  Grand  Lodge  which  he  repre- 
sents, that  he  may  be  able  to  communicate  them  to  the 
Grand  Lodge  to  which  he  is  accredited. 

3.  To  welcome,  vouch  for,  and  introduce  worthy  Ma- 
sons from  the  jurisdiction  which  he  represents,  and  to 
see  to  their  comfort  while  among  us. 

4.  To  strengthen  the  golden  chains  Of  pure  friendship 
between  the  two  Grand  Lodges,  encourage  mutual  customs 
and  good  will,  and  give  due  warning  of  perils  which  may 
threaten  both. 

TITLE  XXVIII. 

Duties  of  Standing  Committees. 

Section  69.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  several  Stand- 
ing  Committees : — 

1.  On  Credentials:  To  receive  and  examine  the  cre- 
dentials of  the  representatives  to  the  Grand  Lodge  and 
report  thereon  at  the  first  day's  session,  at  2  o'clock  P.  M. 

2.  On  Grand  Master's  Address:  To  receive  the  annual 
address  of  the  Grand  Master  for  comment  and  distribution, 
and  report  thereon  in  the  afternoon  of  the  first  day's  ses- 
sion. 

3.  On  Necrology:  To  report  and  comment  upon  the 
death  of  deceased  brethren  in  this  and  other  Grand  Juris- 
dictions. 

4.  On  Jurisprudence:  To  inquire  into  the  character 
and  status  of  all  foreign  Grand  bodies  who  may  hereafter 

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apply  for  recognition,  and  to  ascertain  whether  or  not  they 
will  recognize  and  maintain  the  doctrine  of  absolute  and 
exclusive  Grand  Lodge  jurisdiction,  and  to  report  specifi- 
cally thereon.  To  consider  all  questions  of  Masonic 
law  arising  in  the  business  coming  before  the  Grand 
Lodge  or  any  of  its  committees,  and  all  decisions 
of  the  Grand  Master.  To  consider  all  propositions 
to  amend  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  all  questions  relative  to  the  usages,  priv- 
ileges and  customs  of  the  fraternity.  To  have  full 
charge  of  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  and  to  keep 
loose-leaf  copies  containing  all  amendments  that  may  be 
made  from  time  to  time.  To  furnish  copies  of  amend- 
ments to  be  sent  to  the  constituent  lodges,  and  to  furnish 
copy  for  all  reprints  of  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws 
and  no  amendments  or  reprints  shall  be  issued  until  the 
committee  shall  have  approved  same.  All  questions  hav- 
ing to  do  with  the  matters  contained  in  this  section  shall 
be  referred  to  this  committee  and  it  shall  report  to  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

5.  On  Appeals  and  Grievances:  To  consider  all  ap- 
peals to  the  Grand  Lodge  and  all  grievances  which  are  re- 
quired by  law  to  be  referred  thereto,  or  which  in  the  judg- 
ment of  the  Grand  Lodge  should  be  so  referred.  To  make 
a  separate  and  distinct  report  upon  each  and  every  sub- 
ject or  case  referred  to  it  for  consideration. 

6.  On  Clothing,  Jewels  and  Furniture:  To  provide 
suitable  clothing,  jewels  and  furniture  for  the  Grand  Lodge 
and  see  that  they  are  kept  in  proper  condition  for  all 
Grand  Lodge  ceremonies,  all  expenditures  for  this  purpose 
to  be  audited  and  paid  as  are  all  other  bills  against  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

7.  On  Foreign  Correspondence:  To  consider,  review, 
abstract  and  comment  upon  proceedings  of  all  sister  Grand 
Lodges,  in  fraternal  correspondence  with  this  Grand  Juris- 
diction, as  they  are  referred  to  him  immediately  upon 
receipt  by  the  Grand  Secretary,  and  to  report  to  this  Grand 
Lodge  upon  the  same  annually  with  a  printed  report,  to  be 
amended  by  this  Grand  Lodge  and  included  in  its  proceed- 
ings, as  it  may  see  fit. 


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TITLE  XXIX. 
Duties  of  Regular  Committees. 
Section  70.     It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  several  Regular 
Committees : 

1.  On  Reports  of  Constituent  Lodges:  To  examine  the 
returns  of  lodges  as  to  the  correct  amount  of  their  Grand 
Lodge  dues,  etc.,  and  to  adjust  any  differences  they  may 
find  and  to  report  their  actions  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

2.  On  Dispensations  and  Charters:  To  examine  the 
records,  work  and  returns  of  lodges  under  dispensation, 
and  to  report  to  the  Grand  Lodge  the  character  and  merits 
of  each,  together  with  such  recommendations  as  may  seem 
best,  and  to  examine  such  other  matters  of  like  character, 
including  cases  where  charters  have  been  arrested,  as  may 
be  referred  to  them.  Also  to  examine  and  report  upon  the 
by-laws  of  constituent  lodges,  and  point  out  any  want  of 
conformity  to  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  this  Grand 
Lodge. 

3.  On  Finance:  To  examine  and  report  upon  the  ac- 
counts of  the  Grand  Officers  and  all  claims  affecting  the 
finances  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  No  appropriation  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  funds  shall  be  made  without  reference  to 
and  report  from  said  committee. 

4.  On  Records  of  Constituent  Lodges:  To  examine 
the  records  of  chartered  lodges,  and  report  thereon. 

5.  Mileage  and  Expense:  To  examine  into  and  report 
upon  the  proper  mileage  and  expenses  to  be  paid  to  mem- 
bers, delegates  and  representatives  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

6.  On  Examination  of  Visiting  Brethren:  To  examine 
all  visitors  not  properly  vouched  for  and  report  their  names, 
addresses  and  Masonic  connection  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

TITLE  XXX. 
Duties  of  Special  Committees. 
Section      71.       Special     Committees     shall     investigate 
promptly  all  matters   referred  to  them  and  report  to  the 
Grand  Lodge  as  ordered. 


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TITLE  XXXI. 
Rules  of  Order. 
Section  72.     The  Rules  of  Order  shall  be  as  follows : 

1.  At  the  first  stroke  of  the  Grand  Master's  gavel  there 
shall  be  order,  and  any  breach  thereof  shall  subject  the 
offender  to  reprimand. 

2.  No  brother  may  speak  more  than  once  on  the  same 
question  without  permission. 

3.  Any  member  twice  called  to  order  at  one  session  for 
transgressing  these  rules,  and  guilty  of  a  third  offense,  may 
be  peremptorily  ordered  to  leave  the  lodge  room  for  that 
day. 

4.  Every  brother  who  speaks  shall  rise  and  remain 
standing,  addressing  himself  to  the  "Most  Worshipful 
Grand  Master,"  and  no  member  shall  interrupt  him  unless 
to  call  him  to  order;  but  after  he  has  been  set  right  he  may 
proceed  if  he  observes  due  order  and  decorum.  No  brother 
shall  speak  until  he  is  recognized  by  the  Grand  Master. 

5.  All  reports  of  committees  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall 
be  reduced  to  writing  in  a  legible  hand,  on  one  side  only 
of  legal  cap,  and  signed  by  at  least  a  majority  of  the  com- 
mittee, provided  that  a  dissenting  minority  may  also  pre- 
sent a  report  in  similar  form  and  manner. 

6.  Every  resolution  or  motion,  not  of  course,  submit- 
ted to  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  reduced  to  writing  and 
referred  to  an  appropriate  committee. 

7.  No  motion  shall  be  debatable  until  seconded  and 
stated  by  the  Grand  Master,  when  it  shall  be  in  the  pos- 
session of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  cannot  be  withdrawn  ex- 
cept by  the  mover  with  the  consent  of  the  second  previous 
to  decision  or  amendment.  The  question,  after  being  put 
by  the  Grand  Master,  cannot  be  debated. 

8.  No  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge  from  the  decision 
of  the  Grand  Master  upon  any  question  arising  in  Grand 
Lodge  shall  be  entertained. 

9.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  ordered  upon  the  de- 
mand of  five  representatives.  In  taking  the  yeas  and  nays, 
the  lodges  in  their  order  shall  be  called  first,  the  members 
second  and  the  Grand  Officers  last. 

10.  On  all  other  matters,  Roberts'  Rules  of  Order  shall 
govern,  except  as  to  the  previous  question,  which  is  not 
permissible. 

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TITLE  XXXII. 

Formation  of  New  Lodges. 

Section  73.  There  are  three  classes  of  territory  from 
which  lodges  may  be  formed,  (a)  that  within  a  district  in 
which  there  is  not  more  than  one  chartered  lodge;  (b) 
that  within  a  district  contiguous  to  a  village  or  town  where 
there  is  then  more  than  one  chartered  lodge,  and  (c)  that 
within  any  district  composed  of  towns  or  cities  having 
then  more  than  one  chartered  lodge. 

Sec.  74.  In  all  class  (a)  instances,  those  Masons 
seeking  to  form  a  new  lodge  shall  first  obtain  the  consent 
and  recommendation  of  the  lodge  nearest  them,  as  herein- 
after provided;  in  all  class  (b)  instances,  like  consent 
and  recommendation  of  one  of  the  lodges  nearest  them  shall 
first  be  obtained  and  notice  of  the  petition  therefor  and 
the  proposal  to  form  the  new  lodge  shall  be  given  all  other 
lodges  in  that  district  whose  jurisdiction  may  thereby  be 
affected,  and  not  otherwise,  as  hereinafter  provided;  in 
all  class  (c)  instances,  the  consent  and  recommendation 
of  all  lodges  whose  jurisdiction  may  thereby  be  affected 
shall  first  be  obtained,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  75.  The  territorial  jurisdiction  of  lodges  shall  con- 
sist of  two  classes,  exclusive  and  concurrent,  and  are  de- 
fined as  follows: 

Sec.  76.  Exclusive  jurisdiction  exists  in  all  cases  over 
that  territory  assigned  in  the  charter  or  dispensation  as 
originally  granted  and  until  consent  shall  be  obtained  or 
given  to  form  a  new  lodge  therein.  Exclusive  jurisdiction 
cannot  be  waived  without  consent  when  exercised  by 
more  than  one  lodge  in  the  same  territory. 

Sec.  77.  Concurrent  jurisdiction  exists  in  all  cases 
over  that  territory  assigned  in  the  charter  or  dispensation 
as  originally  granted  or  now  existing  in  or  to  more  than 
one  lodge  in  that  territory.  Concurrent  jurisdiction  can- 
not be  exercised  without  the  consent  or  waiver  of  all  lodges 
affected  by  the  body  seeking  to  exercise  it. 

Sec.  78.  To  operate  waiver  of  jurisdiction  it  shall  be 
sufficient  if  the  lodge  or  lodges  affected  receive  notice 
of  the  action  to  be  taken  and  which  may  affect  jurisdic- 
tion and  fail  to  object  either  to  the  Grand  Lodge  or  to  the 
Grand  Master  or  to  the  lodge  to  whom  petition  is  first  made 

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to  grant  that  concurrent  jurisdiction.  Objections  shall, 
only  be  made  to  the  Grand  Lodge  or  Grand  Master  in  the 
event  that  the  lodge  first  applied  to  in  the  concurrent  juris- 
diction shall  fail  to  give  notice  of  the  action  to  be  taken 
affecting  it  either  in  the  formation  of  a  new  lodge  or  other- 
wise, and  of  its  action  thereon.  But  notice  once  given 
shall  operate  as  a  waiver  if  not  acted  upon  by  the  lodge  af- 
fected. An  objection  made  by  any  lodge  entitled  to  make 
it  to  the  lodge  from  whom  consent  to  the  petition  to  form 
a  new  lodge  is  sought,  shall  set  forth  specifically,  in  writ- 
ing, the  causes  and  reasons  against  the  formation  of  the 
new  lodge  or  against  the  action  about  to  be  taken  affecting 
its  jurisdiction  and  when  so  presented  shall  be  considered 
by  that  lodge  in  joint  meeting  composed  of  the  Masters 
and  Wardens  of  all  the  lodges  affected  and  objecting,  in- 
cluding the  lodge  to  whom  application  is  made,  and  if  a 
majority  of  all  of  them  shall  be  of  the  opinion  that  the  appli- 
cation to  form  a  new  lodge  or  the  action  affecting  jurisdic- 
tion shall  be  permitted,  then  such  objections  shall  be  dis- 
regarded and  they  governed  accordingly;  otherwise  the  ap- 
plication must  be  denied  and  the  lodge  petitioned  to  grant 
shall  withhold  its  recommendation. 

Sec.  79.  A  dispensation  for  a  new  lodge  may  be  granted 
by  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  during  recess  by  the  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  80.  A  dispensation  for  a  new  lodge  can  only  be 
granted  upon  a  petition  signed  by  not  less  than  twelve 
Master  Masons.  Each  petition  shall  nominate  the  first 
Worshipful  Master  and  the  Wardens,  shall  be  delivered 
to  and  filed  with  the  Grand  Secretary  for  presentation  to 
the  Grand  Master  or  Grand  Lodge.  If  any  signer  of  the 
petition  is  a  member  of  a  constituent  lodge  there  shall  be 
filed  with  the  petition  a  certificate  under  the  seal  of  the 
lodge  showing  him  in  good  standing  and  clear  of  charges 
on  the  books.  If  any  signer  of  the  petition  has  taken  a 
dimit,  there  shall  be  filed  with  the  petition  the  dimit,  show- 
ing it  has  been  granted  by  some  regularly  constituted  lodge 
of  Master  Masons.  Each  petition  when  filed  shall  be  ac- 
companied by  the  recommendation  of  a  chartered  lodge  as 
in  this  article  above  provided  and  certifying  the  proficiency 
of  the  officers  and  the  suitability  of  the  place. 

Sec.  81.  A  petition  for  a  new  lodge  when  presented 
to  a  constituent  lodge  for  recommendation,  shall  be  read 
at  the  first  stated  communication  thereafter,  and  then  lie 

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over  until  the  next  stated  communication,  at  which  time 
it  shall  be  submitted  to  the  lodge  for  action,  and  in  no 
case  shall  recommendation  be  given  by  less  than  a  two- 
thirds  vote  of  the  members  present.  No  vote  upon  the 
recommendation  of  a  new  lodge  shall  be  taken  unless 
there  shall  be  present  at  least  twelve  members  of  the 
lodge  acting  upon  the  petition.  No  member  of  the  lodge 
considering  a  recommendation  shall  be  permitted  to  vote 
thereon  if  he  is  one  of  the  petitioners. 

Sec.  82.  Any  constituent  lodge  recommending  a  petition 
for  a  dispensation  for  a  new  lodge  shall  require  the  brother 
named  in  the  petition  as  Worshipful  Master,  and  one  of  the 
Wardens  named,  to  appear  in  open  lodge  and  be  examined 
as  to  proficiency  in  the  opening  and  closing  ceremonies 
and  the  work  of  the  three  degrees  in  Masonry,  and  the 
Worshipful  Master  and  Secretary  thereof  shall  certify,  un- 
der the  seal  of  the  lodge,  to  the  Grand  Master,  or  the  Grand 
Lodge,  that  the  examination  has  been  held  and  the  degree 
of  proficiency  exhibited  by  the  brethren  examined,  and 
whether  or  not  the  brethren  petitioning  for  the  dispensation 
for  a  new  lodge  have  provided  a  suitable  and  safe  lodge- 
room. 

Sec.  83.  When  it  shall  appear  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  or 
the  Grand  Master,  that  the  brethren  petitioning  for  a  new 
lodge  have  complied  with  these  regulations,  and  paid  the 
sum  of  fifty  dollars  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  and  no  valid 
objections  appear,  a  dispensation  may  be  granted  to  the 
petitioners,  authorizing  them  to  form  a  new  lodge  and  con- 
fer the  degrees  of  Masonry. 

Sec.  84.  Every  dispensation  shall  be  copied  at  length 
upon  the  records  of  the  lodge,  and  the  charter,  when  is- 
sued, shall  be  recorded  in  like  manner. 

Sec.  85.  Every  lodge  under  dispensation  shall  be  set 
to  work  by  the  Grand  Master  or  his  special  representative. 
The  brethren  named  in  the  dispensation  shall  be  Worship- 
ful Master,  Senior  and  Junior  Wardens.  The  Treasurer 
and  Secretary  shall  be  elected  by  the  members  of  the  lodge; 
other  offices  and  vacancies  shall  be  filled  as  in  chartered 
lodges.  The  officers  of  a  lodge  under  dispensation  shall 
not  be  installed. 

Sec.  86.  Lodges  under  dispensation  shall  have  the  juris- 
diction therein  granted  and  may  exercise  all  the  rights  of 

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chartered  lodges  except  electing  the  three  principal  offi- 
cers, granting  dimits,  and  sending  representatives  to  the 
Grand  Lodge,  but  they  may  send  the  Worshipful  Masters 
and  Wardens,  or  either  of  them,  as  delegates. 

Sec.  87.  Every  lodge  under  dispensation  shall  return  it 
to  the  next  Annual  Communication  after  the  date  thereof, 
together  with  its  records  and  all  other  books,  and  then 
present  its  petition  for  a  charter,  but  no  charter  shall  be 
granted  to  any  such  lodge  unless  it  shall  have  conferred  " 
the  three  degrees  of  Masonry. 

Sec.  88.  The  Grand  Lodge,  upon  the  return  of  the  dis- 
pensation, if  the  work  and  proceedings  of  the  lodge  prove 
satisfactory,  may  order  a  charter  to  be  issued  to  the  new 
lodge  and  assign  it  such  name  and  number  as  shall  be 
deemed  proper,  and  such  lodge  shall  be  duly  constituted 
within  sixty  days. 

Sec.  89.  Every  chartered  lodge  shall  be  duly  constituted 
and  its  officers  installed  by  the  Grand  Master  or  his  spe- 
cial representative,  assisted  by  an  occasional  Grand  Lodge, 
before  said  lodge  can  work  or  do  any  business  under  its 
charter,  except  to  elect  officers. 

TITLE  XXXIII. 

Revocation  of  Charter. 

Section  90.  For  disobedience  of  its  orders,  rules  or 
laws,  or  authority  of  the  Grand  Master,  the  Grand  Lodge 
may  revoke  the  charter  of  a  constituent  lodge.  And  if 
upon  due  trial  there  shall  be  found  a  departure  from  the 
original  plan  of  Masonry,  or  a  failure  to  meet  during  a 
period  of  six  months,  or  a  neglect  to  meet  in  Annual  Com- 
munication for  two  consecutive  years,  or  a  failure  to  make 
annual  returns  and  pay  its  obligations  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
for  two  years,  or  a  condition  of  the  lodge  as  to  discipline 
or  otherwise  such  that  its  longer  existence  is  deleterious 
to  the  honor  or  usefulness  of  the  Craft,  or  a  depreciated 
condition  as  to  members,  finances  or  interest  in  the  work, 
the  charter  shall  be  revoked,  the  lodge  shall  forfeit  its  war- 
rant of  constitution  and  its  fiinds  and  shall  transfer  its 
funds  and  property  of  every  kind  and  character  whatsoever 
to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  91.  For  any  of  the  reasons  stated  in  the  foregoing 
section  the  Grand  Master,  during  the  recess  of  the  Grand 

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Lodge,  may  arrest  the  charter  of  a  constituent  lodge,  but 
in  such  case  he  must  report  his  action  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
at  its  next  Annual  Communication  with  his  reason  therefor, 
for  its  approval  or  disapproval,  and  at  such  time  the  lodge 
may  be  heard  in  its  own  behalf. 

Sec.  92.  The  Grand  Lodge  upon  final  hearing  may  ap- 
prove or  disapprove  the  action  of  the  Grand  Master;  it 
may  restore  the  charter  without  revocation  if  satisfied 
that  the  discipline  is  already  sufficient  and  the  good  of 
the  Craft  w'ill  be  thereby  subserved. 

Sec.  93.  The  Grand  Lodge  is  in  no  sense  responsible 
for  the  payment  of  the  debts  or  obligations  of  constituent 
lodges  in  any  case  where  the  lodge  becomes  extinct  either 
by  the  surrender  or  the  revocation  of  its  charter.  The  as- 
sets available  shall  be  used  for  the  payment  of  its  obliga- 
tions under  the  direction  of  the  Grand  Master,  and  for  that 
purpose  they  may  be  converted  into  money  or  otherwise 
applied. 

Sec.  94.  If  the  Grand  Lodge  upon  final  hearing  shall 
revoke  the  charter  it  may  afterwards  restore  it,  provided 
that  application  therefor  be  made  at  some  Annual  Com- 
munication, but  in  such  case  the  restoration  must  be  made 
to  the  identical  lodge  in  name  and  number  and  with  the 
right  to  every  member  thereof  at  the  date  of  revocation 
yet  unaffiliated  who  continues  in  good  standing  to  mem- 
bership therein. 

TITLE  XXXIV. 

Reissue  of  Charters. 

Section  95.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall,  upon  application 
of  a  constituent  lodge  accompanied  by  satisfactory  proof 
that  the  charter  of  said  lodge  has  become  so  defaced  or 
illegible  as  to  be  unfit  for  use,  issue  to  such  lodge  a  new 
charter  to  take  the  place  of  the  old  one,  upon  payment 
of  the  required  fee. 

Sec.  96.  Whenever  the  charter  of  a  constituent  lodge 
shall  be  destroyed,  stolen  or  surreptitiously  taken  and  de- 
tained, it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Lodge  or  the 
Grand  Master  to  cause  a  duplicate  charter  to  issue  with- 
out fee. 


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TITLE  XXXV. 

Penal  Jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  97.  The  Grand  Lodge  in  the  exercise  of  its 
penal  jurisdiction  may  entertain,  hear  and  determine 
charges  as  follows: 

Sec.  98.  Charges  may  be  preferred  against  the  Wor- 
shipful Master  of  a  lodge  by  any  three  members  of  his 
lodge,  by  the  Junior  Grand  Warden,  or  by  any  Master 
Mason  member  of  a  lodge  in  this  jurisdiction  at  the  direc- 
tion of  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master.  Charges  against  any  other 
Master  Mason,  or  officer,  subject  to  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  may  be  preferred  by  the  Junior  Grand  War- 
den or  by  a  Master  Mason  member  of  a  lodge  in  this  juris- 
diction at  the  direction  of  the  Grand  Master. 

In  every  case  the  charges  shall  be  in  writing,  signed  by 
the  officer  or  persons  authorized  to  make  the  same,  and 
shall  be  presented  to  the  Grand  Lodge  if  in  session,  other- 
wise to  the  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  99.  Upon  the  presentation  of  such  charges  the 
Grand  Lodge  or  the  Grand  Master,  as  the  case  may  be,  may 
at  once  appoint  and  summon  not  less  than  five  or  more 
than  seven  disinterested  Worshipful  Masters  or  actual 
Past  Masters  to  assemble  as  commissioners  to  hear  and  de- 
termine the  matters  involved  therein,  and  shall  summon  the 
accused  to  appear  and  answer  the  charges  at  such  time  and 
place  as  may  be  most  convenient  for  the  hearing,  not  later 
than  sixty  days.  The  summons  shall  fix  the  time  and  place 
for  hearing  and  require  the  accused  then  to  appear  and 
answer.  The  summons,  with  a  copy  of  the  charges,  shall 
be  served  upon  the  accused  by  delivery  to  him  in  person, 
if  he  is  a  resident  of  this  jurisdiction,  ten  days  before  the 
date  set  for  the  hearing.  If  the  accused  is  not  a  resident 
of  this  jurisdiction,  the  summons  and  a  copy  of  the  charges 
shall  be  served  upon  him  thirty  days  before  the  time  set 
for  hearing. 

Service  may  be  made  upon  a  non-resident  by  registered 
mail;  the  communication  being  directed  to  the  last  known 
postoffice  address  of  the  accused. 

Sec.  100.  The  Commissioners,  shall  assemble  at  the 
time  and  place  fixed  for  the  hearing  and  organize  by  se- 
lecting one  of  their  number  to  preside  and  another  to  act 
as   secretary.     The   Commissioner   chosen   to   preside   shall 

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have  authority  to  summon  witnesses  at  the  request  of  either 
party.  A  majority  of  the  Commissioners  shall  constitute 
a  quorum  and  a  majority  vote  or  judgment  of  the  quorum 
shall  be  considered  as  a  majority  vote  or  judgment  of  the 
Commissioners.  Masons  in  good  standing  shall  testify  upon 
their  honor.  The  testimony  of  all  other  witnesses  shall  be 
taken  in  the  form  of  depositions  in  writing  before  an  offi- 
cer authorized  by  the  statutes  of  the  state  where  the  deposi- 
tion is  taken  to  administer  oaths.  The  Commissioner  cho- 
sen to  preside  shall  fix  the  time  and  place  for  the  taking 
of  depositions  and  notify  the  parties  thereof. 

Sec.  101.  The  Commissioners  may  adjourn  the  hearing 
from  time  to  time  at  their  convenience  or  for  good  cause, 
shown  by  either  party,  provided  the  Commissioners  shall 
complete  their  duties  within  thirty  days  after  the  day 
fixed  for  hearing  by  the  summons,  unless  the  Grand  Master 
for  good  cause  shown  shall  grant  an  extension  of  time. 

Sec.  102.  Any  Master  Mason  in  good  standing  may,  at 
the  request  of  either  party,  appear  as  counsel  and  assist  in 
the  prosecution  or  defense.  If  either  party  shall  fail  to 
select  counsel,  the  Grand  Master  shall  appoint  a  brother 
to  act  for  the  party  not  represented  by  counsel. 

Sec.  103.  After  all  the  testimony  has  been  taken,  the 
Commissioners  shall  decide  the  matter  and  pronounce  sen- 
tence with  none  present  but  themselves.  The  judgment  of 
a  majority  of  the  Commissioners  shall  prevail  and  be  con- 
clusive unless  an  appeal  be  taken  to  the  next  Annual  Com- 
munication of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  104.  The  judgment  may  be  either  deprivation  of 
office,  suspension  or  expulsion,  as  the  Commissioners  shall 
deem  proper. 

Sec.  105.  The  Commissioners  shall  keep  a  complete 
record  of  their  proceedings  and  of  their  judgment  and  file 
the  same  with  the  Grand  Secretary  at  the  conclusion  of 
the  trial,  and  the  judgment  shall  at  once  be  carried  into  ef- 
fect by  order  of  the  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  106.  An  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge  may  be  taken, 
to  be  heard  at  its  next  Annual  Communication,  upon  notice 
by  either  party  of  appeal  given  to  the  Grand  Secretary 
within  thirty  days  after  the  Commissioners  have  filed 
their  judgment. 


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TITLE  XXXVI. 

Clothing. 

Section  107.  The  clothing  of  an  officer  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  shall  be  a  white  lambskin  apron  12x15  inches,  edged 
with  purple  and  trimmed  with  gold  bullion,  with  the  jewel 
of  his  office  enclosed  within  a  wreath,  gold  embroidered 
on  the  body  and  the  letter  G  irradiated,  gold  embroidered 
on  the  flap;  together  with  the  appropriate  jewel  of  his 
office  appended  to  a  purple  silk  or  satin  ribbon  (to  be  sus- 
pended from  the  left  lapel  of  the  coat).  Name  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  to  be  shown  on  such  ribbon. 

Sec.  108.  A  Past  Grand  Master's  apron  shall  be  the 
same  as  a  Grand  Master's,  except  his  name  and  date  of 
service  shall  be  recorded  on  the  body  under  the  flap.  And 
further,  in  case  of  membership  in  the  Past  Grand  Masters' 
Association,  its  emblem  shall  be  substituted  for  the  let- 
ter G. 

Sec.  109.  All  other  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall 
wear  a  plain  white  apron,  and  the  Masters  and  Wardens 
of  constituent  lodges,  or  proxies  appointed  by  them,  shall 
also  wear  their  official  jewels. 

TITLE  XXXVII. 

Grand  Honors. 

Section  110.  The  Private  Grand  Honors  are  the  due- 
guards  and  signs  of  the  three  degrees,  to  be  used  only  on 
five  occasions:  When  a  Masonic  Hall  is  to  be  consecrated, 
a  New  Lodge  to  be  constituted,  a  Master-elect  to  be  installed, 
a  Grand  Master-elect  to  be  installed,  or  a  Grand  Master, 
or  his  deputy,  to  be  received  on  an  official  visitation  to  a 
lodge. 

Sec.  111.  The  Public  Grand  Honors  consist  of  a  three- 
times-three  battery  or  clapping  of  the  hands,  in  unison, 
as  follows:  Give  three  claps  of  the  hands  with  the  right 
uppermost,  reverse  the  hands  and  give  three,  reverse  again 
and  give  three  more. 

To  be  used  in  other  Masonic  ceremonies,  except  at  fu- 
nerals and  as  provided  in  Section  110. 

Sec.  112.  The  Funeral  Grand  Honors  consist  of  three 
movements  of  the  arms:  Both  arms  are  crossed  on  the 
breast,  the  left  one  uppermost,  and  the  open  palms  of  the 

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hands  sharply  striking  the  shoulders;  they  are  then  raised 
above  the  head,  the  palms  striking  each  other,  and  then 
made  to  fall  smartly  upon  the  thighs.  To  be  accompanied 
by  the  words,  "The  will  of  God  is  accomplished;  so  mote 
it  be;  Amen,"  as  follows:  When  the  arms  are  in  the  first 
position  say:  "The  will  of  God  is  accomplished";  when 
in  the  second:  "So  mote  it  be,"  and  when  in  the  third; 
"Amen." 

The  movements  to  be  executed  and  the  accompanying 
words  audibly  pronounced,  by  all  the  brethren,  three  times 
in  unison. 

TITLE  XXXVIII. 

Jewels. 

Section  113.  The  Grand  Officers  shall  bear  these 
jewels : 

1.  The  Grand  Master,  the  Compasses  extended  upon 
the  sextant  of  a  circle,  to  the  angle  of  45  degrees  and 
above  the  sextant,  within  the  Compasses,  an  eye  irradiated, 
within  a  Triangle. 

2.  Past  Grand  Master,  the  Compasses  extended  upon 
the  sextant  of  a  circle,  to  the  angle  of  45  degrees  with  the 

"Square  within  the  Compasses,  and  above  the  Square,  within 
the   Compasses,  the   sun   irradiated. 

3.  Deputy  Grand  Master,  the  Compasses  opened  to  the 
angle  of  45  degrees  athwart  the  Square,  within  the  Com- 
passes a  Pentalpha. 

4.  Senior  Grand  Warden,  the  Level.  Junior  Grand 
Warden,  the  Plumb.  Grand  Treasurer,  Crossed  Keys. 
Grand  Secretary,  Crossed  Pens.  Grand  Chaplain,  the  Open 
Bible.  Grand  Orator,  the  Scroll.  Senior  Grand  Deacon, 
Sun  within  extended  Square  and  Compasses.  Junior 
Grand  Deacon,  Crescent  Moon  within  extended  Square  and 
Compasses.  Grand  Stewards,  the  Cornucopia.  Grand 
Standard  Bearer,  a  Banner.  Grand  Sword  Bearer,  a 
Sheathed  Sword.  Grand  Marshal,  Crossed  Batons.  Grand 
Pursuivant,  Rapier  and  Baton  crossed.  Grand  Tiler,  a 
Rapier  Pendant. 

5.  Each  jewel  to  be  athwart  a  wreath  enclosed  within 
a  circle,  and  the  whole  to  be  of  gold  and  gilt. 


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TITLE  XXXIX. 

Names,  Ranks,  Titles  and  Stations  of  Officers. 

Sec.  114.  The  officers  and  members  of  this  Grand 
Lodge  are,  and  their  ranks,  titles,  stations  and  places  there- 
in shall  be  as  follows : 

1.  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  in  the  East  at  the 
head  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

2.  Right  Worshipful  Deputy  Grand  Master,  in  the  East 
at  the  left  of  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master. 

3.  Right  Worshipful  Senior  Grand  Warden,  in  the  West. 

4.  Right  Worshipful  Junior  Grand  Warden,  in  the 
South. 

5.  Most  Worshipful  Past  Grand  Masters,  in  the  East 
at  the  right  of  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  and  the 
Junior  Past  Grand  Master,  next  to  the  Grand  Master. 

6.  Right  Worshipful  Past  Grand  Wardens  and  all  other 
past  elective  grand  officers  not  otherwise  provided  for,  in 
assigned  seats  befitting  their  respective  ranks  and  titles 
as    herein    specified. 

7.  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Treasurer,  on  the  right  in 
front  of  the  Grand  Master. 

8.  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Secretary,  on  the  left  in 
front  of  the  Grand  Master. 

9.  Most  Reverend  Grand  Chaplain,  opposite  the  Junior 
Grand   Steward. 

10.  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Orator,  opposite  the  Senior 
Grand  Steward. 

11.  Worshipful  Senior  Grand  Deacon,  on  the  right  of 
the  Grand  Master  and  in  front  of  the  Grand  Treasurer. 

12.  Worshipful  Junior  Grand  Deacon,  in  the  west  on 
the  right  of  the  Right  Worshipful  Senior  Grand  Warden. 

13.  Worshipful  Senior  and  Junior  Grand  Stewards,  in 
the  South,  the  Senior  upon  the  right  and  the  Junior  upon 
the  left  of  the  Right  Worshipful  Junior  Grand  Warden. 

14.  Worshipful  Grand  Standard  Bearer,  on  the  right 
and  in  front  of  the  Right  Worshipful  Senior  Grand  Warden. 

15.  Worshipful  Grand  Sword  Bearer,  on  the  left  and 
in  front  of  the  Right  Worshipful  Senior  Grand  Warden. 

16.  Worshipful  Grand  Marshal,  on  the  left  of  the  Most 

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Worshipful  Grand  Master  and  in  front  of  the  Right  Wor- 
shipful Grand  Secretary. 

17.  Worshipful  Grand  Pursuivant,  in  the  West,  on  the 
left  of  the  Right  Worshipful  Senior  Grand  Warden. 

18.  Right  Worshipful,  the  Committee  on  Jurisprudence, 
in  the  room  or  place  assigned  them. 

19.  Right  Worshipful,  the  Committee  on  Appeals  and 
Grievances,  in  the  room  or  place  assigned  them. 

20.  Right  Worshipful,  Special  Committees,  in  the  room 
or  place  assigned  them. 

21.  Most  Worshipful,  the  Representatives  of  Grand  Jur- 
isdictions near  this  Grand  Lodge,  upon  being  presented 
shall  be  assigned  seats  in  the  East  on  the  right  of  the  Most 
Worshipful  Grand  Master. 

22.  Worshipful  Masters  of  chartered  lodges,  in  assigned 
seats  on  the  floor  of  the  lodge. 

23.  Brothers,  the  Wardens  of  chartered  lodges,  in 
assigned  seats  on  the  floor  of  the  lodge. 

24.  Brothers,  the  Delegates  from  lodges  under  dispen- 
sation, in  assigned  seats  on  the  floor  of  the  lodge. 

25.  Brother  Grand  Tiler,  in  the  ante-room,  near  to 
and  outside  the  door  of  entrance  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

26.  Visiting  Brethren,  in  assigned  seats  befitting  their 
respective  ranks  and  titles  as  herein  specified. 


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PART  TWO 

Relative  to  Lodges. 


TITLE   XL. 

Organization. 

Sec.  115.  Every  Lodge  shall  consist  of  a  Worshipful 
Master,  Senior  Warden,  Junior  Warden,  Treasurer,  Secre- 
tary, Senior  Deacon,  Junior  Deacon,  Senior  Steward,  Jun- 
ior Steward,  Marshal  and  Tiler,  and  may  have  a  Chaplain 
and  Organist  with  other  members. 

Sec.  116.  The  Worshipful  Master,  Senior  Warden,  Jun- 
ior Warden,  Treasurer  and  Secretary  shall  be  elected  by 
the  Lodge.  All  other  Officers  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Worshipful  Master,  except  that  the  Senior  Warden  shall 
appoint  the  Junior  Deacon  and  the  Junior  Warden  the 
Stewards. 

Sec.  117.     Each  lodge  shall  adopt  an  appropriate  seal. 

Sec.  118.  The  powers  of  a  Lodge  are  such  as  are  pre- 
scribed in  its  Charter  or  Dispensation,  by  the  Constitution, 
By-Laws  and  Regulations  of  this  Grand  Lodge  and  the 
General  Regulations  of  Freemasonry. 

TITLE  XLI. 
Duties  of  a  Lodge, 

Sec.  119.     It  shall  be  the  duty  of  a  Lodge: 

1.  To  hold  one  stated  communication  in  each  month. 

2.  To  provide  a  safe  and  suitable  Lodge-room. 

3.  To  keep  a  full  and  proper  record  of  its  transactions. 

4.  To  transmit  to  the  Grand  Secretary  on  or  before 
the  first  Monday  in  February  in  each  year  its  annual  returns 
in  form  for  the  last  fiscal  year  ending  December  31st, 
which  shall  embrace  a  list  of  officers  and  members 
of  present  and  past  Grand  Officers,  of  initiations,  passings, 
raisings,  admissions,  demissions,  withdrawals,  rejections, 
suspensions,  restorations  and  deaths,  with  their  re- 
spective dates,  signed  bj'^  the  Master  and  Secretary  and 
attested  by  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  and  shall  pay  to  the 
Grand  Secretary  all  sums  due  the  Grand  Lodge.     No  Lodge 

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shall  be  entitled  to  representation  in  Grand  Lodge  unless  it 
has  complied  with  the  requirements  of  this  section,  and  if 
a  Lodge  fails  to  comply  with  them  for  two  years,  its  Charter 
shall  be  suspended  and  the  effects  of  the  Lodge  disposed 
of  for  the  benefit  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  provided,  that  upon 
showing  satisfactory  excuse  for  failure  to  comply  with 
the  aforesaid  regulations,  and  upon  making  full  returns 
and  paying  all  back  dues  the  Charter  and  other  effects  of 
such  Lodge  may  be  restored  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

5.  To  keep  a  Lodge  Register,  in  which  shall  be  entered 
and  consecutively  numbered  the  names  of  all  members  and 
their   Masonic   record. 

6.  To  keep  a  Book  in  which  shall  be  entered  the  names 
contained  in  the  quarterly  report  of  the  Grand  Secretary, 
so  arranged  as  to  show,  in  alphabetical  order  and  by 
appropriate  columns,  the  names  of  persons,  name  and  num- 
ber of  Lodge,  date  of  rejection,  suspension  or  expulsion, 
as  the  case  may  be,  the  cause  therefor  and  the  date  of 
reinstatement. 

7.  To  present  to  each  Master  Mason  within  thirty  days 
after  he  shall  have  received  the  Master  Mason  degree  a 
certificate,  under  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  attested  by  the 
Grand  Secretary  under  the  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  that 
he  is  a  member  of  such  Lodge  in  good  standing,  and  also  a 
copy  of  this  Constitution  and  By-Laws  and  the  Manual  of 
the  Lodge. 

8.  To  notify  the  Grand  Secretary  of  all  rejections, 
withdrawals,  suspensions,  expulsions  and  restorations  im- 
mediately after  the  meeting  at  which  the  transaction  has 
occurred. 

9.  To  read  all  official  communications  from  the  Grand 
Master  or  Grand  Secretary  in  open  Lodge,  at  the  stated 
communication  next  following  their  receipt. 

10.  To  punish,  by  reprimand,  suspension  or  expulsion, 
any  member  who  may  be  found  guilty  of  drunkenness, 
gambling,  or  any  other  unmasonic  conduct. 

11.  To  be  represented  in  every  Annual  Communica- 
tion of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

12.  To  present  to  each  candidate  at  his  initiation  a 
lambskin  or  white  leather  apron,  with  the  date  and  his 
name  inscribed  under  the  flap  thereof. 

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13.  To  issue,  under  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  a  certificate 
of  the  Masonic  standing  of  a  deceased  brother  in  good 
standing  to   his   family. 

14.  Each  Lodge  shall,  within  five  days  after  the  instal- 
lation of  officers,  transmit  to  the  Grand  Secretary  or 
Grand  Master  a  list,  duly  certified  under  the  seal  of  the 
Lodge,  of  the  names  of  the  newly  elected  and  installed  offi- 
cers, with  the  dates  of  their  installation  and  the  name  and 
title  of  the  installing  officer,  and  also  the  postoffice 
address   of  the   Master   and   Secretary. 

15.  To  adopt  By-Laws  conforming  to  the  Uniform 
Code. 

TITLE  XLII. 

Prohibitions. 

Sec.  120.  No  Lodge  shall  remove  its  place  of  meeting 
from  the  city,  town,  village  or  place  named  in  its  Charter 
or  Dispensation,  except  by  the  special  authority  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  or  Grand  Master  granted  upon  the  written 
petition  of  the  Lodge.  No  petition  for  removal  of  the 
place  of  meeting  of  a  Lodge  shall  be  allowed  or  granted 
unless  it  shall  appear  that  notice  of  the  petition  was  given 
at  a  stated  communication  of  the  Lodge  and  consideration 
thereof  postponed  one  month,  and  also  that  the  petition 
was  approved  by  two-thirds  of  the  members  of  the  Lodge 
present. 

Sec.  121.  No  Lodge  shall  remove  its  place  of  meeting 
from  one  room  or  hall  to  another  in  the  same  town,  village 
or  city,  except  by  special  dispensation  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
or  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  122.  No  Lodge  shall  levy  a  special  tax  or  assess- 
ment except  by  the  authority  of  the  Grand  Lodge  or  special 
dispensation  of  the  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  123.  No  Lodge  shall  appear  in  public  procession 
on  any  other  than  purely  Masonic  occasions. 

Sec.  124.  No  Lodge  shall  advance  an  Entered  Appren- 
tice or  Fellow-craft  to  a  higher  degree  until  after  a  strict 
examination  in  open  Lodge  he  shall  have  given  satisfactory 
evidence  of  proficiency  in  preceding  degrees.  After  the 
election  of  a  candidate  the  degrees  may  be  conferred  when 
occasion  requires,  by  other  Lodges  as  a  favor  to  the  first 
Lodge  and  candidate. 

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Sec.  125.  No  Lodge  shall  receive  an  application  for 
affiliation  unless  it  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of 
standing  or  proper  dimit  from  a  Lodge  of  which  the  appli- 
cant was  last  a  member,  or  satisfactory  explanation  in 
writing  of  the  inability  of  the  applicant  to  furnish  a  cer- 
tificate or  dimit. 

Sec.  126.  No  Lodge  shall  hold  Masonic  communication 
with  any  Lodge  or  body  which  has  been  declared  illegal 
by  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  the  Grand  Master,  or  with  any 
person  who  is  a  member  of  any  such  Lodge  or  body. 

Sec.  127.  No  Lodge  shall  recognize  any  body  purport- 
ing to  be  a  Masonic  body  that  is  not  recognized  by  the 
Grand    Lodge. 

Sec.  128.  No  Lodge  shall  recognize  as  a  Mason,  any 
person  who,  being  at  the  time  a  resident  of  this  State,  has 
received  or  claims  to  have  received  the  degrees  of  Masonry 
from  any  source  beyond  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand 
Lodge  without  waiver  of  jurisdiction  from  the  Lodge  near- 
est his  place  of  residence.  This  waiver  of  jurisdiction  can 
only  be  given  by  the  Lodge  nearest  his  place  of  residence 
in   the   manner  prescribed  by  law. 

Sec.  129.  No  Lodge  shall  be  entitled  to  representation 
in  the  Grand  Lodge,  until  chartered  and  duly  constituted, 
but  a  Lodge  under  dispensation  may  send  delegates  thereto 
who  may  be  admitted  to  seats  and  be  permitted  to  speaK 
but  shall  have  no  vote. 

Sec.  130.  No  Lodge  shall  suspend  the  operation  of  a 
By-Law  to  meet  special  or  emergent  cases. 

Sec.  131.  No  Lodge  shall  confer  more  than  one  degree 
upon  a  candidate  within  four  weeks.  > 

Sec.  132.  No  Lodge  shall  admit  as  visitors  or  treat  in 
any  manner  as  true  and  lawful  brethren,  any  persons  hail- 
ing from  Lodges  that  deny  or  ignore  the  existence  of  God 
or  the  immortality  of  the  soul. 

Sec.  133.  No  Lodge  shall,  upon  waiver  and  request  of 
another  Lodge,  confer  any  degree  upon  any  person  from 
another  state  during  the  temporary  or  permanent  residence 
of  the  applicant  in  this  State  while  the  applicant  is  engaged 
in  an  occupation  prohibited  to  Masons  by  our  penal  code, 
notwithstanding  the  restriction  does  not  exist  in  the  Grand 
Jurisdiction  from  which  the  applicant  hails. 

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Sec.  134.  No  Lodge  shall  lend  money  to  a  member 
thereof. 

Sec.  135.  No  Lodge  shall  confer  less  than  a  full  degree 
on  one  candidate  at  any   communication. 

Sec.  136.  No  Lodge  shall  be  permitted  to  assume  the 
name  of  any  person  during  his  life. 

Sec.  137.  No  Lodge  shall  be  permitted  to  incorporate 
under  the  laws  of  Oregon,  except  by  permission  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  or  the  Grand  Master.  Any  Lodge  which  shall 
incorporate  or  attempt  so  to  do  contrary  to  the  provisions 
of  this  section,  shall  suffer  forfeiture  of  its  charter. 

Sec.  138.  No  Lodge  shall  receive  the  petition  of  a 
candidate  for  the  degrees  of  Masonry  who  has  been  rejected 
by  another  Lodge  without  first  obtaining  the  unanimous 
consent  of  the  Lodge  w^hich  rejected  him,  until  after  the 
expiration  of  five  years  from  the  date  of  his  rejection. 

Sec.  139.  No  Lodge  shall  confer  degrees  upon  more 
than  two  candidates  at  any  communication. 

TITLE  XLIII. 

Charter. 

Sec.  140.  The  Charter  of  a  Lodge  must  always  be  in 
the  Lodge  when  it  is  open  and  at  work. 

Sec.  141.  Whenever  the  Charter  of  a  Lodge  shall  be 
destroyed,  stolen  or  surreptitiously  taken  and  detained,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  such  Lodge  to  apply  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  or  to  the  Grand  Master  for  a  duplicate  Charter  bear- 
ing the  original  name  and  number,  together  with  the  names 
of  the  original  Grand  Officers  and  charter  members,  sup- 
plemented with  the  cause  of  its  issue,  and  signed  by  the 
Grand  Master  and  the  Grand  Secretary  and  attested  by  the 
seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  142.  Whenever  the  Charter  of  a  Lodge  shall 
become  so  defaced  or  illegible  as  to  be  unfit  for  use,  the 
Lodge  may  apply,  upon  satisfactory  proof,  to  the  Grand 
Lodge,  for  a  new  Charter. 

TITLE  XLIV. 

Communications. 

Sec.  143.  The  Communications  of  a  Lodge  are  Stated 
and  Special. 

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Sec.  144.  Stated  Communications  are  those  held  at  the 
time  prescribed  by  the  By-Laws;  and  at  such  Communi- 
cations all  general  business,  such  as  reception  of  petitions, 
balloting  for  degrees  or  membership,  election  Oi  officers 
and  the  discussion  of  questions  relative  to  the  interests  of 
the  Lodge  or  fraternity,  shall  be  transacted  in  a  Lodge  of 
Master  Masons. 

Sec.  145.  Special  Communications  shall  be  called,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Master,  by  giving  due  notice  thereof; 
but  no  business  except  conferring  degrees  or  ceremonial 
observances  (including  the  necessary  examination  of  can- 
didates for  advancement)  shall  be  transacted  therein;  pro- 
vided, hov/ever,  that  if  urgent  business  should  require 
imm^ediate  action  at  a  special  communication,  the  Grand 
Master,  upon  the  petition  of  the  Master  and  Wardens  of 
a  Lodge  show^ing  the  necessity  of  such  communication,  may 
grant  a  dispensation  for  the  purpose;  and,  provided,  fur- 
ther, that  all  resident  members  be  notified  of  such  com- 
munication, that  the  minutes  shall  show  all  the  facts  in  full, 
and  that  no  other  business  except  that  specified  shall  be 
transacted.  A  special  communication  for  examination  of 
candidates,  or  work  in  a  particular  degree  may  be  opened 
on  the  appropriate  degree  only,  and  need  not  be  opened 
on  any  other  degree. 

Sec.  146.  No  Lodge  in  this  jurisdiction  shall  be  con- 
vened on  Sunday,  except  for  funeral  purposes,  or  for  the 
purpose  of  celebrating  St.  John's  Day  by  appropriate  cere- 
monies. 

TITLE  XLV. 

Eligibility  to  Office. 

Sec.  147.  No  brother  shall  be  eligible  to  the  office  of 
Master  in  any  chartered  Lodge  unless  he  is  an  actual  mem- 
ber thereof,  nor  unless  he  has  been  duly  elected  and  reg- 
ularly installed  as  a  Master  or  Warden  of  some  legally 
chartered  Lodge;  provided,  that  in  case  of  an  emergency 
the  Lodge  may  elect  any  member  not  so  qualified,  but  no 
brother  so  elected  can  be  installed  except  by  a  dispensation 
from  the  Grand  Master,  applied  for  by  a  duly  authenticated 
petition  of  the  Lodge,  signed  by  the  Master. 

Sec.  148.  Any  member  of  a  Lodge  qualified'  to  vote 
in  the  election  of  officers  shall  be  eligible  to  any  office  in 
the  Lodge,  except  as  provided  in  Section  147. 

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TITLE  XLVI. 

,     Election  of  Officers. 

Sec.  149.  Each  constitutent  Lodge  shall  choose  the  fol- 
lowing elective  officers  (including  Trustees,  if  provided 
for  in  its  By-Laws)  annually,  by  ballot,  at  the  regular  com- 
munication next  preceding  the  anniversary  of  St.  John 
the  Evangelist,  namely:  A  Worshipful  Master,  Senior 
Warden,  Junior  Warden,  Treasurer  and  Secretary. 

Sec.  150.  A  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  shall  be 
necessary  to  a  choice,  and  blanks  shall  not  be  counted  as 
votes. 

Sec.  151.  In  case  any  Lodge  shall  fail  to  elect  its 
officers  as  prescribed  in  Section  149,  it  shall  forthwith 
apply  to  the  Grand  Master  for  a  dispensation  to  hold  an 
election  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be  practicable. 

TITLE  XL VII. 

Installations. 

Sec.  152.  No  brother  is  Masonically  qualified  to  install 
the  officers  of  a  Lodge  except  one  who  has  been  duly 
elected  and  installed  as  Master  of  a  chartered  Lodge  work- 
ing under  the  jurisdiction  of  some  recognized  Grand  Lodge, 
and  who  is,  at  the  time  of  exercising  such  official  authority, 
an  actual  member  in  good  standing  of  some  regular  Lodge. 

Sec.  153.  The  Worshipful  Master  of  each  Lodge  must 
be  installed  on  or  before  St.  John's  Day,  in  December  of 
each  year;  provided,  that  if  a  Lodge  fails  to  do  so  for  un- 
avoidable reasons,  it  may  petition  the  Grand  Master  for  a 
dispensation  to  install  its  Worshipful  Master  after  that 
date.  A  Worshipful  Master  may  install  the  subordinate 
officers  at  his  convenience,  without  dispensation  therefor. 

Sec.  154.  No  officer  of  a  Lodge  can  be  installed  by 
proxy. 

Sec.  155.  Officers  of  a  constitutent  Lodge  must  be 
installed  as  often  as  re-elected. 

TITLE  XLVIII. 

Lodge  Jurisdiction. 

Sec.  156.  Every  constitutent  Lodge  shall  have  certain 
personal  and  territorial  jurisdiction. 

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Sec.  157.  The  personal  jurisdiction  of  a  Lodge  shall 
extend  over  all  its  members  (except  its  Master,  or  the 
Grand  Master,  if  a  member  thereof),  wherever  they  may 
reside;  and  over  its  unfinished  work,  wherever  dispersed, 
except  as  qualified  by  Section  133. 

Sec.  158.  The  territorial  jurisdiction  of  a  Lodge  ex- 
tends in  each  direction  to  such  boundary  line  as  shall  be 
equi-distant  between  it  and  the  nearest  Lodge  in  that  direc- 
tion, but  in  no  case  beyond  the  boundaries  of  this  Grand 
Jurisdiction. 

Sec.  159.  Every  Lodge  has  exclusive  original  jurisdic- 
tion over  all  candidates  for  the  mysteries  of  Masonry  resid- 
ing in  its  territory,  and  penal  jurisdiction  over  all  Masons, 
unaffiliated  as  well  as  affiliated,  within  its  territorial  jur- 
isdiction, for  any  violation  of  moral  or  Masonic  law. 

Sec.  160.  When  two  or  more  Lodges  are  located  in 
the  same  village,  town  or  city,  they  shall  have  concurrent 
territorial  jurisdiction  and  concurrent  original  jurisdiction 
over  candidates,  as  well  as  Masons  not  members  of  such 
Lodges. 

Sec.  161.  When  Lodges  have  concurrent  jurisdiction 
because  located  in  the  same  village,  town  or  city,  they  shall 
each  and  all  be  deemed  to  be  located  at  the  same  building 
and  in  the  same  apartments  for  the  purpose  of  ascertain- 
ing in  any  case  which  is  the  nearest  Lodge. 

Sec.  162.  If  an  application  is  required  to  be  made,  or 
any  act  performed  by  the  nearest  Lodge  (See  Title  XXXII) 
it  shall  be  sufficient  if  the  application  is  made  to,  or  the 
act  performed  by  any  Lodge  located  in  the  same  village, 
town  or  city,  having  concurrent  jurisdiction  as  defined 
in  this  Title. 

Sec.  163.  When  Lodges  have  concurrent  jurisdiction 
they  shall  have  exclusive  original  jurisdiction  over  all  can- 
didates for  the  mysteries  of  Masonry  residing  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  village,  town  or  city,  where  the 
Lodges  are  located.  The  exclusive  original  jurisdiction  of 
Lodges  having  concurrent  jurisdiction  over  all  candidates 
for  the  mysteries  of  Masonry,  and  their  penal  jurisdiction, 
shall  extend  in  each  direction  to  such  boundary  line  as 
shall  be  equi-distant  between  the  corporate  limits  of  the 
village,  town  or  city  in  which  the  Lodges  are  located  and 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  village,  town  or  city  in  which 
the  nearest  Lodge  in  that  direction  is  located. 

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Sec.  164.  Application  for  waiver  of  jurisdiction  must 
be  made  by  the  Lodge  desiring  to  receive  the  petition  and 
if  granted  the  jurisdiction  passes  to  the  particular  Lodge 
to  whom  it  has  been  voted  and  no  other  Lodge,  not  even 
one  possessing  concurrent  jurisdiction  can  exercise  it. 

Sec.  165.  Each  Lodge  having  concurrent  jurisdiction 
with  another  Lodge  or  Lodges,  shall  at  once,  by  mail,  notify 
such  other  Lodge  or  Lodges,  of  any  application  for  the 
degrees  of  Masonry  it  may  receive,  and  shall  include  in  the 
notice  the  full  name,  age,  residence  and  true  occupation  of 
the  applicant. 

Sec.  166.  By  the  Masonic  residence  of  an  applicant  is 
meant  a  permanent,  settled  domicile  or  fixed  abode  from 
choice,  and  as  a  rule  is  identical  with  his  legal  residence. 

TITLE  XLIX. 
Powers  of  the  Master. 
Sec.  167.     The  Master  shall  have  power: 

1.  To  convene  his  Lodge  in  Special  Communication 
whenever  he  may   deem  it  proper   and  necessary. 

2.  To  preside   at   every  communication   of  his  Lodge. 

3.  To  cause  to  be  issued  all  notices  and  summons 
which  may  be  required. 

4.  To  appoint  all  non-elective  officers  of  his  Lodge, 
except  those  provided  for  in  Section  116. 

5.  To  appoint  all  committees. 

6.  To  fill  a  vacancy  in  any  office  until  the  successor 
is  installed. 

.  7.  To  perform  such  other  acts  as  by  ancient  usage 
pertain  to  his  office,  which  shall  not  contravene  any  of 
the  provisions  of  the  Constitution,  Laws  and  Regulations 
of  this  Grand  Lodge  or  order  of  the  Grand  Master. 

8.  To,  after  having  opened  his  Lodge,  place  either 
of  the  Wardens,  or  a  brother  from  the  floor,  in  the  East, 
and  permit  him  to  confer  either  of  the  degrees. 

TITLE  L. 

Duties  of  the  Master. 

Sec.  168.     It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Master: 

1.     To  convene  his  Lodge  in   Stated  Communication  at 

the  time  prescribed  in  these  By-Laws  and  the  By-Laws  of 

the  Lodge. 

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2.  To  superintend  the  official  acts  of  the  officers  of 
his  Lodge,  see  that  their  respective  duties  are  properly  per- 
formed and  to  rule  and  govern  his  Lodge. 

3.  To  carefully  guard  against  any  infraction  of  the 
By-Laws  of  his  Lodge,  the  Written  Laws  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  or  the  General  Regulations  of  Masonry,  and  suffer 
no  departure  therefrom  upon  the  plea  of  convenience  or 
expediency,  except  in  cases  of  emergency,  and  then  only 
by  dispensation  of  the  Grand  Master. 

4.  To  see  that  proper  returns  of  work,  etc.,  are  annu- 
ally transmitted  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  and  that  the  Grand 
Lodge  dues  are  promptly  paid. 

5.  To  cause  summons  to  issue  only  when  the  welfare 
of  Masonry,  the  interests  of  the  Lodge,  or  the  rights  of  a 
brother  demand,  and  to  take  special  care  that  disobedience 
of  a  duly  served  summons  be  promptly  followed  by  dis- 
cipline, unless  the  offender  render  excuse  for  the  offense 
satisfactory  to  the  Lodge. 

6.  To  cause  all  necessary  notices  to  be  issued  in  the 
prescribed  manner  and  form. 

7.  To  permit  no  appeal  from  his  decision  to  be  made 
to  the  Lodge. 

8.  When  the  Grand  Master  or  his  representative  visits 
the  Lodge,  to  convene  the  same,  extend  to  him  the  appro- 
priate courtesies,  and,  when  called  upon,  to  submit  for  his 
inspection  the  By-Laws  and  records  of  the  Lodge,  and  fur- 
nish such  facilities  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  proper 
discharge  of  his  duties. 

9.  To  report  to  the  Grand  Master  whenever  he  shall 
find  a  child  of  a  Mason  in  the  jurisdiction  of  his  Lodge 
which  needs  assistance  in  obtaining  an  education. 

10.  To  report  to  his  Lodge  any  instance  of  culpability 
on  the  part  of  any  member  of  his  Lodge  which  may  come 
to  his  knowledge  satisfactorily;  he  shall  cause  the  Junior 
Warden  to  prefer  charges  against  said  brother,  and  said 
brother  shall  be  put  upon  his  trial  in  the  Lodge  in  whose 
jurisdiction  he  may  reside,  and  be  dealt  with  as  the  penal 
code  provides. 

11.  To  sign  the  Minutes  of  each  Communication  imme- 
diately after  the  same  shall  have  been  approved  by  the 
Lodge. 

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TITLE  LI. 

Duties  of  the  Wardens. 

Sec.  169.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Wardens  to  assist 
the  Master  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  and  to  perform 
such  other  acts  as  Masonic  usage  has  assigned  to  their 
respective  stations. 

Sec.  170.  In  the  absence  of  the  Master,  the  duties  of 
his  office  shall  be  discharged  by  the  Senior  Warden,  and 
if  both  are  absent  by  the  Junior  Warden. 

Sec.  171.  No  Warden  can  call  a  special  meeting  of  the 
Lodge  while  the  Master  is  within  the  territorial  jurisdiction 
thereof  and  able  to  authorize  a  call. 

Sec.  172.  When  the  Lodge  is  at  ease  or  at  refreshment, 
the  craft  is  in  charge  of  and  must  report  to  the  Junior 
Warden. 

TITLE  LII. 
Duties  of  the  Treasurer. 
Sec.  173.     It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Treasurer: 

1.  To  receive  and  safely  keep  all  moneys  or  property 
of  every  kind  which  shall  be  placed  in  his  hands  by  the 
Secretary,  or  by  order  of  the  Lodge  and  to  give  proper 
receipt  therefor. 

2.  To  disburse  or  transfer  the  same,  or  any  part  there- 
of, upon  the  order  of  the  Master,  with  the  consent  of  the 
Lodge,  duly  attested  by  the  Secretary. 

3.  To  keep  a  book  or  books  which  shall  contain  a 
correct  statement  of  his  receipts  and  disbursements  on 
account   of  the   Lodge. 

4.  To  make  to  the  Lodge,  as  its  By-Laws  may  require, 
annual  or  semi-annual  reports  of  its  receipts,  disburse- 
ments and  financial  condition. 

5.  To  perform  such  other  duties  appertaining  to  his 
office  as  the  By-Laws  may  require  or  the  Lodge  at  any 
time  may  direct. 

6.  To  file  a  bond,  when  required  to  do  so  by  vote  of 
the  Lodge,  conditioned  that  he  will  faithfully  discharge 
the  duties  of  his  office  and  will  deliver,  on  demand  of  the 
Master  of  the  Lodge,  or  his  successor  in  office,  all  moneys 
remaining  on  hand  with  all  books,  papers,  vouchers,  securi- 

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ties,  etc.,  in  his  possession  and  belonging  to  the  Lodge. 
Said  bond  may  be  furnished  by  some  surety  company,  the 
cost  of  which  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  funds  of  the  Lodge. 

TITLE  LIII. 
Duties  of  the  Secretary. 
Sec.  174.     It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary: 

1.  To  record  all  the  proceedings  of  the  Lodge  proper 
to  be  written,  including  its  current  receipts  and  disburse- 
ments, and  all  financial  reports,  and  to  submit  such  record 
to  the  Lodge  at  its  next  stated  communication  for  approval 
or  correction,  and  to  the  Master  for  his  signature,  attest- 
ing such  approval. 

2.  To  prepare  and  to  transmit  a  copy  of  such  record, 
or  any  part  thereof,  to  the  Grand  Lodge  or  to  the  Grand 
Master,  when  required. 

3.  To  collect  and  to  receive  all  moneys  due  the  Lodge, 
giving  receipt  therefor,  and  to  pay  the  same  promptly  to 
the  Treasurer,  taking  his  receipt  for  the  same. 

4.  To  make  to  the  Lodge  annually  or  semi-annually, 
or  otherwise,  as  its  By-Laws  may  direct,  a  report  of  its 
work,  of  the  condition  of  its  accounts  with  its  officers 
and  members,  and  of  all  other  matters  relating  to  its 
finances  or  business  which  may  be  under  his  care. 

5.  To  keep  a  cash-book  and  ledger,  and  deliver  the 
same,  with  all  other  books  and  records  appertaining  to  the 
office,  to  his  successor. 

6.  To  keep  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  and  to  affix  the 
same,  with  his  attestation,  to  all  papers  issued  under  its 
authority,  or  in  obedience  to  the  requirements  of  the  Con- 
stitution and  By-Laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

7.  To  preserve  the  By-Laws  of  the  Lodge,  the  Book 
of  Constitutions  and  Regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  its 
published  proceedings   and   ceremonials. 

8.  To  notify  any  member  of  the  Lodge  who  may  have 
been  suspended,  expelled  or  reinstated,  immediately  after 
the  action  of  the  Lodge. 

9.  To  study  the  rules  and  forms  prescribed  by  the 
Grand  Lodge,  and  keep  the  records,  books  and  other  papers 
in  accordance  therewith. 

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10.  To  file  a  bond,  when  required  to  do  so  by  vote  of 
the  Lodge,  conditioned  in  the  manner  and  form  as  the  bond 
of  the  Treasurer. 

11.  To  furnish  to  the  Grand  Secretary  the  names  of 
the  officers  elected  and  installed,  which  list  shall  be  authen- 
ticated by  the  seal  of  the  constitutent  Lodge  sending  said 
list  to  the  Grand  Secretary. 

12.  To  perform  these  duties  and  such  other  duties  as 
are  required  of  him,  not  inconsistent  herewith,  as  the 
Master  of  the  Lodge  may,  in  his  discretion,  direct. 

TITLE  LIV. 

Duties  of  Other  Officers. 

Sec.  175.  All  other  officers  of  a  Lodge  shall  perform 
such  duties  therein  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Master  and 
Wardens,  not  conflicting  with  the  By-Laws  of  the  Lodge, 
the  Laws  and  Regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  the 
usages  and  general  regulations  of  Masonry. 

TITLE  LV. 
Membership. 
Sec.  176.     Membership  in  a  Lodge  may  be  acquired: 

1.  By  having  regularly  received  the  degree  of  Master 
Mason  therein. 

2.  By  a  Master  Mason  petitioning  a  Lodge  for  affilia- 
tion,  and   election. 

3.  By  having  been  named  in  a  charter  issued  to  a 
Lodge  under  dispensation. 

Sec.  177.  It  is  the  duty  of  every  Master  Mason  to  be 
a  member  of  some  regular  Lodge. 

Sec.  178.  No  Mason  shall  be  an  actual  member  of 
more  than  one  Lodge  at  the  same  time. 

Sec.  179.  Membership  in  a  constitutent  Lodge  can  only 
be  terminated: 

1.  By  dissolution  of  the  Lodge. 

2.  By   voluntary   formal   demission   therefrom. 

3.  By  transfer  of  membership  to  another  Lodge. 

4.  By  becoming  a  charter  member  of  a  new  Lodge. 

5.  By  suspension   or   expulsion. 

6.  By  voluntary   withdrawal. 

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TITLE  LVI. 

The  Qualifications  of  Candidates. 

Sec.  180.  Every  candidate  applying  for  the  degrees  of 
Masonry  must: 

1.  Be  a  man   free  born. 

2.  Have  the  senses  of  a  man. 

3.  Be  a  believer  in  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe 
and  in  the  immortality  of  the  soul. 

4.  Be  of  mental  worth  "and  have  a  record  of  a  moral 
and  upright  life. 

5.  Be  able  to  pay  the  fees  in  cash  from  his  own  funds. 

6.  Possess  the  ability  to  earn  a  livelihood. 

7.  Possess  the  physical  ability  to  conform  substantially 
to  and  be  instructed  in  and  give  instructions  in  the  arts 
and  mysteries  of  Freemasonry. 

8.  Be  twenty-one  years  old  at  the  time  his  petition 
is  received. 

9.  Have  resided  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Lodge 
applied  to  for  one  year  immediately  preceding  the  pre- 
sentation of  the  petition,  provided  that  a  person  in  the 
service  of  the  United  States  not  qualified  by  residence  for 
one  year  may  present  a  petition  if  the  Grand  Master  grants 
a  dispensation  to  the  Lodge  to  receive  and  consider  it. 

10.  Not  have  been  rejected  by  any  Lodge  during  the 
six  months  immediately  preceding  the  presentation  of  his 
petition,  or  as  provided  in  Section  138. 

11.  Be  able  to  read  and  write. 

12.  Not  be  proprietor  of  or  vendor  at  a  place  where 
malt  or  spirituous  liquors  are  sold  as  a  beverage. 

13.  Not  be  under  sentence  or  judgment  for  violation 
of  any  law  of  the  land  involving  moral  turpitude. 

TITLE  LVII. 

Petitions. 

Sec.  181.  No  petition  for  the  degrees  of  Masonry  shall 
be  received  or  considered  by  any  Lodge  if  the  applicant 
has  been  previously  rejected  by  a  Lodge  of  Master  Masons, 
without  the  consent  of  the  Lodge  which  rejected  the  appli- 
cant, subject  to  Section  138  herein,  nor  from  any  applicant 

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who  is  at  the  time  a  proprietor  of  or  vendor  at  an  estab- 
lishment where  malt  or  spirituous  liquors  are  sold  as  a 
beverage. 

Sec.  182.  All  petitions  for  the  degrees  shall  be  in  writ- 
ing, signed  by  the  applicant,  with  his  name  in  full,  giving 
his  place  of  nativity,  present  residence,  age  and  occupa- 
tion, and  show  the  qualifications  prescribed  in  Section 
180;  and  shall  be  accompanied  by  the  required  fee.  Every 
petition  shall  be  recommended  in  writing  by  two  members 
of  the  Lodge,  and  be  presented  at  a  stated  communication, 
and  record  thereof  made. 

Sec.  183.  Every  petition  for  the  degrees  shall  be 
referred  to  a  committee  on  investigation,  appointed  by  the 
Master,  consisting  of  three  members  of  the  Lodge,  who  shall 
diligently  inquire  into  the  moral,  mental  and  physical  qual- 
ifications of  the  applicant,  and  examine  him  and  ascertain 
whether  he  is  and  has  been  an  actual  resident  within  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Lodge  for  one  year  immediately  pre- 
ceding the  presentation  of  his  petition,  and  not  disquali- 
fied by  Section  180,  and  report  thereon. 

Sec.  184.  If  the  report  of  the  committee,  or  any  mem- 
ber thereof,  be  unfavorable,  no  ballot  shall  be  had,  but 
the  Master,  upon  the  report,  shall  declare  the  candidate 
rejected,  but,  if  the  committee  find  the  applicant  disquali- 
fied, they  shall  make  a  special  written  report  thereon,  in 
which  case  the  Master  may  direct  the  withdrawal  of  the 
petition,  and  such  withdrawal  shall  stand  as  a  rejection, 
provided  that  if  the  disqualification  found  by  the  com- 
mittee is  none  other  than  insufficient  residence  or  physical 
disability,  the  application  may  be  withdrawn  and  the  fee 
returned. 

Sec.  185.  No  dispensation  shall  be  issued  to  a  Lodge 
to  receive  and  act  upon  the  petition  for  degrees  of  a  per- 
son in  the  service  of  the  United  States  who  has  not  the 
qualification  of  residence  unless  the  application  for  the 
dispensation  by  the  Grand  Master  be  made  by  the  Lodge 
by  a  unanimous  ballot,  and  if  the  dispensation  be  issued 
the  petition  shall  take  the  usual  course  of  reference  and 
ballot. 

Sec.  186.  No  one  may  demand  from  the  committee  or 
any  member  thereof  reasons  for  the  report  and  conclu- 
sions    of  the  committee  or  the  facts  on  which  the  same 

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were  based.  Members  of  a  Lodge  who  recommend  the 
applicant  must  not  be  appointed  on  the  investigating  com- 
mittee. 

Sec.  187.  A  petition  by  an  Entered  Apprentice  or  Fel- 
low-craft, residing  in  this  jurisdiction,  for  membership 
and  advancement  shall  state  the  name,  number  and  loca- 
tion of  the  Lodge  in  which  he  received  such  degrees,  and 
the  name  of  the  Grand  Lodge  under  which  such  Lodge 
was  working.  Such  petition  shall  be  accompanied  by  a 
duly  authenticated  certificate  or  waiver  of  jurisdiction 
from  the  Lodge  in  which  the  applicant  has  received  such 
degrees;  provided,  that  no  Lodge  can  receive  such  petition 
unless  the  applicant  has  resided  within  its  jurisdiction 
one  year  immediately  preceding  the  presentation  of  the 
petition. 

Sec.  188.  All  petitions  for  membership  by  affiliation 
shall  state  the  name,  number  and  location  of  the  Lodge  of 
which  the  applicant  was  last  a  member,  and  the  name  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  under  which  such  Lodge  is  or  was  work- 
ing; also  the  name  of  the  Lodge  in  which  he  received  the 
Entered  Apprentice  degree.  Such  petition  shall  be  accom- 
panied by  a  dimit  or  other  satisfactory  evidence  that  the 
petitioner  has  lawfully  withdrawn  from  the  Lodge  of  which 
he  was  last  a  member,  or  if  such  membership  has  been 
lost  in  any  other  manner,  or  if  the  applicant  hails  from 
a  jurisdiction  where  no  dimits  are  issued  to  members  he 
must  submit  other  satisfactory  evidence  of  his  standing 
in  the  fraternity.  A  petition  for  affiliation  or  for  advance- 
ment must  be  proceeded  with  in  all  particulars  as  a  peti- 
tion for  the  degrees,  except  reference  to  other  Lodge,  or 
Lodges,   having   concurrent  jurisdiction. 

Sec.  189.  A  non-affiliated  Master  Mason  residing  in 
the  State  of  Oregon  may  petition,  for  affiliation,  the  Lodge 
within  whose  jurisdiction  he  resides,  at  any  time  and  as 
provided  in  Section  199. 

Sec.  190.  The  petition  of  a  brother  Master  Mason 
applying  for  membership  may  be  withdrawn  or  returned 
prior  to  the  committee's  report,  upon  written  application 
therefor  and  the  concurrence  of  a  majority  of  the  members 
present  at  a  stated  communication  of  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  191.  A  Lodge  may,  at  the  duly  authenticated  re- 
quest of  a  constituent  Lodge  of  this  or  any  other  Grand 

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Jurisdiction,  confer  a  degree  or  degrees  upon  a  candidate 
of  the  requesting  Lodge,  and  in  such  cases  the  Lodge  can 
have  no  jurisdiction  over  the  candidate  it  has  conferred 
a  degree  or  degrees  upon;  it  has  simply  performed  an  act 
of  Masonic  courtesy. 

Sec.  192.  If  any  candidate,  Entered  Apprentice  or  Fel- 
low-craft, fails  to  present  himself  for  advancement  within 
a  period  of  two  years,  he  shall  be  dropped  from  the  rolls 
but  may  be  reinstated  upon  his  petition  therefor.  The  peti- 
tion in  such  cases  shall  conform  to  the  requirements  for  a 
petition  for  affiliation  so  far  as  the  same  are  applicable,  and 
shall  be  received,  considered  and  disposed  of  by  the  Lodge 
in  the  same  manner  in  which  it  would  dispose  of  an  appli- 
cation for  affiliation.  The  Lodge  may  grant  waiver  of 
jurisdiction  to  one  so  reinstated. 

Sec.  193.  No  affiliation  shall  be  permitted  unless  the 
applicant  therefor  is  a  Master  Mason  in  good  standing  and 
so  satisfies  the  Lodge  to  which  he  applies. 

TITLE   LVIII. 

Balloting. 

Sec.  194.  No  ballot  shall  be  taken  upon  a  petition  for 
any  degree  or  for  affiliation  at  any  other  than  a  stated 
communication. 

Sec.  195.  No  ballot  shall  be  taken  upon  a  petition  for 
the  degrees,  or  for  affiliation  in  less  period  than  four 
weeks  from  the  time  the  petition  of  the  applicant  was 
referred  to  the  committee  on  investigation. 

Sec.  196.  If  the  report  of  the  committee  on  investi- 
gation be  favorable,  a  ballot  on  the  petition  shall  be  had 
and  it  shall  require  a  unanimous  ballot  to  elect.  If  but 
one  black  ball  appears  in  the  ballot  box,  the  Master,  with- 
out declaring  a  rejection,  shall  at  once  order  a  second  bal- 
lot for  the  purpose  of  correcting  a  possible  mistake,  which 
shall  be  the  last,  but  in  no  case  after  one  ballot  has  been 
had,  shall  any  discussion  be  permitted  in  the  Lodge  before 
the  second  is  taken,  nor  shall  the  second  ballot  be  post- 
poned to  another  communication.  There  shall  be  but 
one  ballot  for  the  three  degrees. 

Sec.  197.  In  balloting  upon  petitions  for  the  degrees  or 
for  affiliation,  each  petition  shall  be  acted  upon  separately, 

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and  every  member  of  the  Lodge  present  must  vote,  and  any 
member  of  a  Lodge  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction  may  vote, 
except  upon  a  petition  for  affiliation. 

Sec.  198.  After  the  ballot  has  been  taken  as  provided 
herein  and  duly  examined,  first  by  the  Wardens  and  finally 
by  the  Master,  the  result  shall  in  all  cases  be  final  and  con- 
clusive, and  shall  be  then  and  there  so  declared  by  the 
Master.  The  result  only,  namely,  "elected"  or  "rejected," 
shall  be  made  known  and  recorded,  and  such  result  cannot 
be  set  aside  by  the  Lodge,  the  Master,  the  Grand  Master  or 
the  Grand  Lodge,  except  as  provided  in  Section  192. 

Sec.  199.  Any  brother  whose  application  for  affilia- 
tion has  been  rejected  may  renew  his  application  to  the 
same,  or  to  any  other  Lodge  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction,  and 
is  not  limited  as  to  time  or  restricted  in  his  choice  of  loca- 
tion of  the  Lodge.  The  rejection  of  the  petition  of  a 
brother  for  affiliation  shall  not  affect  his  Masonic  standing. 

Sec.  200.  Any  Entered  Apprentice  or  Fellow-craft 
whose  petition  for  advancement  has  been  rejected  may 
renew  his  petition  at  any  time  to  the  Lodge  which  rejected 
him,  or  to  any  other  Lodge,  after  residing  within  its  juris- 
diction one  year. 

Sec.  201.  When  any  candidate  is  declared  rejected, 
notice  thereof  shall  be  communicated  to  him  by  the  Secre- 
tary forthwith,  and  the  fee  shall  be  returned  to  him  with 
the  communication. 

TITLE  LIX. 

Objections. 

Sec.  202.  If  any  Master  Mason  in  good  standing,  a 
member  of  a  Lodge  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction,  shall 
express  in  any  manner  to  the  Master  of  said  Lodge  an 
objection  to  the  initiation  of  any  candidate,  even  after  his 
election,  said  objection  shall  thereupon  operate  to  prevent 
initiation  for  the  period  of  six  months,  unless  sooner  with- 
drawn by  the  objector  and  shall  stay  the  initiation  of  the 
candidate  for  so  long  as  said  objection  is  continued  for 
six  months,  and  the  fact  that  such  an  objection  is  made 
shall  be  entered  upon  the  record  and  be  operative  as  a  bar 
against  the  initiation  of  the  candidate  for  the  term  of  six 
months,  whereupon  the  fee  accompanying  the  petition  shall 
immediately  be  returned  to  the  candidate.    If  at  the  end  of 

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six  months  the  objection  be  not  renewed  or  made  again 
the  candidate  shall  be  entitled  to  initiation  without  further 
delay,  upon  the  payment  of  the  proper  fee. 

Sec.  203.  Whenever  a  Master  Mason  in  good  standing, 
being  a  member  of  a  Lodge  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction  shall 
express  in  writing  to  the  Master  of  a  Lodge  any  objection 
to  the  advancement  of  a  brother  in  the  Lodge  governed 
by  such  Master  to  the  second  or  third  degree,  the  reason 
therefor  must  be  made  known  to  the  Lodge,  and  the  matter 
shall  be  referred  to  a  committee  of  three  members.  The 
Master  shall  appoint  such  committee  and  it  shall  have 
power  and  it  is  its  duty  to  inquire  into  such  reasons  and 
report  thereon  to  the  Lodge  as  soon  as  possible.  Upon  the 
reception  of  the  report  the  Lodge  shall  proceed  to  consider 
the  same.  If  the  reasons  assigned,  in  the  opinion  and  judg- 
ment of  a  majority  of  the  members  of  the  Lodge  present 
be  insufficient,  the  Lodge  may  confer  the  degree  in  the 
same  manner  in  which  it  would  have  proceeded  if  the 
objection  had  not  been  made;  but  if  the  reason  assigned 
shall  be  deemed  sufficient  to  stay  the  degree,  the  candi- 
date shall  be  entitled  to  a  trial  upon  the  objections  alleged. 
If  upon  such  trial  the  objections  are  sustained,  the  candi- 
date shall  not  be  entitled  to  advancement  but  if  the  objec- 
tions are  not  sustained,  the  candidate  shall  be  entitled  to 
receive  the  degree. 

Sec.  204.  No  candidate  whose  advancement  is  stayed 
by  personal  objections  shall  be  recorded  or  published  as 
rejected,  and  the  Lodges  are  not  required  to  report  such 
stay  to  the  Grand  Secretary. 

TITLE  LX. 
Fees. 

Sec.  205.  No  Lodge  shall  charge  any  fee  for  affilia- 
tion. The  fees  for  degrees  shall  not  be  less  than  Thirty 
Dollars. 

Sec.  206.  A  Lodge  shall  return  the  fee  of  a  candidate 
elected  to  receive  the  degrees,  if  he  does  not  present  him- 
self   for    initiation    within    twelve    months    after    election. 

TITLE   LXI. 

Annual  Dues.     Penalties  for  Non-Payment. 

Sec.  207.  A  Lodge  may,  by  a  majority  vote,  fix  the 
annual  dues  of  its  members. 

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Sec.  208.  A  member  one  full  year  in  arrears  for  dues 
may  be  dropped  from  the  roll  by  a  majority  vote  by  the 
following  procedure :  Notice  to  be  served  upon  him  to  show 
cause  why  he  should  not  be  dropped  from  the  roll  for 
non-payment  of  dues;  the  notice  shall  be  served  personally 
or  by  mail.  The  following  time  to  elapse  between  service 
and  action: 

(1)  If  a  resident  of  the  County  in  which  the  Lodge 
is  located,  ten  days; 

(2)  If  not  a  resident  of  the  County  but  of  this  juris- 
diction, twenty  days; 

(3)  If  not  a  resident  of  this  jurisdiction,  forty  days; 

(4)  If  residence  is  unknown,  service  unnecessary; 

(5)  When  all  dues  are  paid,  including  dues  that  may 
be  charged  while  so  dropped  from  the  roll,  the  brother 
shall  then  stand  reinstated.  If  a  brother  is  unable  to  pay 
the  accumulated  dues,  the  whole,  or  any  part,  may  be 
remitted  by  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  209.  A  member  of  a  Lodge  cannot  be  dropped  from 
the  roll  for  the  non-payment  of  dues  until  one  full  year 
after  date  to  which  his  dues  are  paid. 

Sec.  210.  A  Lodge  may  upon  the  application  of  a 
member,  if  it  appears  the  brother  is  unable  to  pay  his 
annual  dues  for  the  current  year,  by  a  majority  vote 
relieve  the  brother  from  the  payment  of  dues,  and  in  such 
cases  no  Grand  Lodge  dues  shall  be  exacted  on  account  of 
the  brother  thus  relieved  during  the  period  for  which  the 
Lodge  has  excused  him  from  the  payment  of  dues. 

Sec.  211.  A  Master  Mason  who  has  been  a  contribut- 
ing member  to  one  or  more  constituent  Lodges  in  this 
jurisdiction  for  twenty  years  or  more,  and  who  is  in  good 
standing,  may  at  the  option  of  the  particular  Lodge  of 
which  he  is  a  member  at  the  time  action  is  taken,  be  relieved 
from  all  Lodge  dues,  but  such  action  of  the  Lodge,  if 
taken  after  the  adoption  of  these  By-Laws,  shall  not  re- 
lieve the  constituent  Lodge  from  the  payment  of  Grand 
Lodge  dues  on  account  of  any  members  so  exempted  from 
the  payment  of  Lodge  dues. 

The  exemption  of  a  brother  from  the  payment  of  Lodge 
dues  under  this  section  does  not  affect  his  standing  as  a 
Master  Mason,  but  he  retains  all  his  rights  and  privileges 
as  a  member  of  the  Lodge  unimpaired. 

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TITLE  LXII. 

Transfers,    Withdrawals   and  Dimits. 
Sec.  212.     All  applications  for  certificates  of  standing, 
of   transfers    of   membership,    of   withdrawals    and    dimits, 
shall  be  made  by  written  application  presented  at  a  stated 
communication  of  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  213.  A  member  of  a  Lodge,  who  is  in  good  stand- 
ing and  whose  dues  are  paid,  who  desires  to  affiliate  with 
another  Lodge  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction,  may  apply  to  and 
receive  from  the  Lodge  of  which  he  is  a  member,  a  duly 
attested  certificate  of  his  standing  in  the  Lodge. 

By  presenting  such  a  certificate  with  his  petition,  a 
member  may  apply  for  affiliation  with  another  Lodge  in 
the  manner  prescribed  in  these  By-Laws. 

If  such  applicant  be  elected  to  affiliate  with  a  Lodge, 
such  Lodge  shall  communicate  the  fact  to  the  Lodge  issu- 
ing the  certificate  of  standing,  which  Lodge  shall  there- 
upon issue  a  certificate  of  transfer  of  membership  for  the 
member  named  and  send  it  to  the  Lodge  which  has  elected 
the  member  for  affiliation. 

Sec.  214.  A  member  of  a  Lodge,  who  is  in  good  stand- 
ing and  whose  dues  are  paid,  who  has  removed  from  this 
Grand  Jurisdiction,  may  apply  in  writing,  to  the  Lodge 
for  a  dimit  which  shall  be  granted  him  if  his  dues  are  paid 
and  no  charges  are  pending  against  him  and  such  dimit 
shall  date,  and  membership  cease,  from  the  Lodge  record 
when  the  same  was  granted. 

Sec.  215.     If  any  brother   shall  lose  the   certificate   of 

his    demission    the    Secretary    of    the    Lodge    shall,    upon 

.  request  and  satisfactory  proof  of  such  loss,  furnish  him 

another  certificate  with  the  original  date,  and  the  fact  of 

reissuance  shall  be  entered  upon  the  record. 

Sec.  216.  A  member  of  a  Lodge  in  good  standing  and 
whose  dues  are  paid  may  apply  for  in  writing  and  receive 
a  certificate  of  withdrawal  therefrom. 

Such  certificate  shall  not  entitle  the  holder  thereof  to 
apply  for  membership  in  any  other  lodge,  but  should  he 
desire  to  again  become  a  member  of  a  lodge  he  shall 
apply  to  the  lodge  which  issued  him  a  certificate  of  with- 
drawal, for  reinstatement,  paying  the  regular  dues  for 
the  time  elapsed  since  date  of  withdrawal,  and  if  a  ma- 
jority vote  is  favorable  he  shall  be  reinstated.     The  lodge, 

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however,  at  its  discretion,  may  remit  all  or  part  of  such 
accumulated  dues. 

Sec.  217.  Entered  Apprentices  and  Fellow-crafts  shall 
not  receive  dimits  or  withdrawal  certificates,  but  a' lodge 
may  grant  them  a  certificate  setting  forth  their  status  in 
the  lodge. 

TITLE  LXIII. 

Non-Affiliated  Masons. 

Section  218.  All  non-affiliated  Masons  in  this  Grand 
Jurisdiction  shall  have  the  privilege  of  visiting  lodges  for 
a  period  of  one  year;  but  such  non-affiliates  should  peti- 
tion some  lodge  within  thirty  days  thereafter  for  mem- 
bership, and  if  rejected  shall  contribute  to  some  chartered 
lodge  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction  its  regular  dues,  and  in 
case  of  non-compliance  shall  be  debarred  from  all  Ma- 
sonic rights  and  privileges,  as  follows: 

1.  They  shall  not  be  allowed  to  visit  any  lodge. 

2.  They  shall  not  be  allowed  to  appear  in  any  Ma- 
sonic procession. 

3.  They  shall  not  be  entitled  to  Masonic  charity. 

4.  They  shall  not  be  entitled  to  Masonic  burial. 

Sec.  219.  Non-affiliated  Masons  shall  be  subject  to 
the  discipline  of  the  lodge  in  whose  jurisdiction  they 
may  reside  for  any  violation  of  moral  or  Masonic  law. 

TITLE  LXIV. 
Special  Dispensations. 

Section  220.  All  applications  to  the  Grand  Master  for 
dispensations  for  any  purpose  shall  emanate  from  a  lodge 
at  a  stated  communication,  and  be  concurred  in  by  a  ma- 
jority vote  of  the  members  present  at  such  communication; 
and  such  application  shall  set  forth  fully  and  clearly 
the  emergency,  under  the  seal  of  the  lodge,  and  be  signed 
by  the  Master  and  Secretary. 

Sec.  221.  In  case  of  special  emergency,  where  the 
provisions  of  the  preceding  section  can  not  be  complied 
with,  application  for  a  dispensation  may  emanate  from 
the  Master. 

Sec.  222.  The  fee  for  a  dispensation  shall  accompany 
the  petition  therefor,  and  shall  be  sent  to  the  Grand  Sec- 
retary. 

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Sec.  223.  Every  dispensation  shall  be  noted  in  the 
records  of  the  lodge,  and  prompt  report  made  to  the 
Grand  Master  of  the  action  taken  by  authority  thereof. 

TITLE  LXV. 

Dissolution  of  Lodges. 
Section  224.     A  Lodge  may  be  dissolved: 

1.  By  voluntary  surrender  of  its  charter. 

2.  By  a  revocation  of  its  charter  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  225.  The  charter  of  a  Lodge  may  be  surrendered, 
if  the  proposition  be  presented  at  a  stated  communication 
thereof,  and  the  same  be  acted  upon  at  a  subsequent 
stated  communication,  of  which  all  the  members  whose 
residence  is  known  shall  have  due  and  timely  notice;  but 
no  charter  can  be  surrendered  as  long  as  twelve  Master 
Masons,  members  of  the  lodge,  desire  to  continue  work 
under  it,  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  Masonry  and 
the  laws  and  regulations  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  226.  The  charter  of  a  lodge  may  be  revoked  or 
suspended: 

1.  For  disobedience  of  any  provision  of  the  Consti- 
tution, Laws,  Orders  or  Regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge; 

2.  For  violation  or  neglect  of  the  generally  recognized 
usages  of  the  Craft; 

3.  For  disregard  of  the  lawful  authority  of  the  Grand 
Master; 

4.  For  failure  to  meet  during  a  period  of  six  suc- 
cessive months; 

5.  For  a  neglect  to  meet  in  Annual  Communication  in 
two  consecutive  years; 

6.  For  a  failure  to  make  returns  or  pay  its  dues  to 
the  Grand  Lodge  for  two  successive  years. 

Sec.  227.  Upon  the  revocation  or  suspension  of  the 
charter  of  any  lodge,  or  if  from  any  other  cause  a  lodge 
shall  become  dormant,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  last 
Master,  Treasurer  and  Secretary  thereof  to  surrender  to 
the  Grand  Secretary  (subject  to  the  order  of  the  Grand 
Master)  the  charter,  books,  papers,  jewels,  furniture, 
moneys,  or  other  property  belonging  to  said  lodge,  within 
two  months  from  the  time  of  such  revocation,  suspension, 
or  becoming  dormant,  and  every  member  of  a  lodge  who 
shall    refuse   to    make    such    surrender,    or   who    shall,   by 

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vote  or  otherwise,  make  any  other  disposition  of  said 
effects  than  as  herein  designated,  shall  be  liable  to  Ma- 
sonic discipline  for  violating  the  laws  and  regulations  of 
the  Grand  Lodge.  All  moneys  accruing  as  herein  pre- 
scribed shall  be  placed  in  the  funds  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  228.  If  at  any  time  it  shall  be  found  necessary 
to  suspend  or  revoke  the  charter  of  any  lodge  under  this 
jurisdiction,  for  irregular  or  unmasonic  conduct,  the 
members  of  such  lodge  implicated  in  such  conduct  shall 
be  subject  to  discipline  by  the  Grand  Lodge  or  Grand 
Master. 

Sec.  229.  Upon  the  dissolution  of  a  lodge  for  any 
cause,  its  members,  who  are  not  subject  to  the  provisions 
of  the  last  preceding  section,  upon  payment  of  any  back 
dues  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  shall  be  entitled  to  a  cer- 
tificate from  that  officer,  setting  forth  their  Masonic 
standing  to  the  lodge  nearest  to  or  having  had  concurrent 
jurisdiction  with  the  lodge  dissolved. 

Sec.  230.  Whenever  any  lodge  shall  fail  to  meet  for 
six  months,  the  next  nearest  lodge  or  lodges,  upon  giving 
notice  to  the  Grand  Secretary  of  their  intention  so  to  do, 
may  exercise  jurisdiction  over  the  territory,  and  act  upon 
petitions  therefrom,  unless  cause  for  such  cessation  shall 
be  presented  to  and  deemed  satisfactory  by  the  Grand 
Lodge  or  the  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  231.  Any  uncompleted  act  of  a  lodge  which  has 
afterward  ceased  to  exist  shall  be  completed  by  the  lodge 
acquiring  jurisdiction. 

Sec.  232.  When  a  charter  shall  be  revoked  by  the 
Grand  Lodge,  it  shall  be  erased  from  the  register,  and  its 
number  shall  not  be  again  used  upon  any  charter  in  this 
jurisdiction,  unless  the  charter  is  restored  by  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

TITLE  LXVI. 

Consolidation   of  Lodges. 

Section  233.  When  two  or  more  lodges  desire  to  con- 
solidate as  one,  they  shall  proceed  as  follows:  The  ques- 
tion of  such  consolidation  shall  be  presented,  by  resolu- 
tion, in  each  lodge  at  a  stated  communication  thereof; 
and  stand  for  action  by  the  lodges  at  their  next  stated 
communications.     The    respective    secretaries    shall    notify 

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each  member  of  the  lodges  of  the  time  when  action  will 
be  taken  thereon. 

Sec.  234.  At  said  stated  communications,  the  Master 
shall  submit  the  question:  "Shall  the  lodges  be  consoli- 
dated as  proposed?"  If  two-thirds  of  the  members  pres- 
ent vote  "Yes,"  then  the  vote  of  the  lodge  shall  be  re- 
corded in  favor  of  consolidation.  If  less  than  two-thirds 
vote  "Yes,"  the  vote  shall  be  recorded  against  consolida- 
tion.    The  vote  in  such  cases  shall  be  by  ballot. 

Sec.  235.  If  the  vote  in  each  lodge  is  in  favor  of  con- 
solidation, then  such  lodges  are  consolidated,  and  shall 
constitute  but  one  lodge.  In  such  case,  the  property  and 
effects  of  the  several  lodges  becomes  the  property  of  the 
lodges  consolidated.  There  shall  be  no  consolidation  un- 
less all  the  lodges  vote  therefor. 

Sec.  236.  The  number  of  the  consolidated  lodge  shall 
be  that  of  the  oldest  lodge  consolidated,  and  such  name 
as  may  be  selected  by  the  consolidated  lodge. 

Sec.  237.  Every  proposition  for  consolidation  shall 
state  the  proposed  location  of  the  lodge  if  consolidated. 

Sec.  238.  The  fact  of  the  consolidation  shall  not  con- 
stitute any  particular  officers  the  officers  of  the  lodge 
as  consolidated,  but  all  the  offices  thereof  shall  be  de- 
clared vacant,  except  that  of  Master  of  the  senior  lodge 
consolidated  (considering  the  date  of  the  charter),  who 
shall  be  Master  of  the  consolidated  lodge  until  a  successor 
shall  be  elected  and  installed. 

Sec.  239.  In  case  of  the  consolidation  of  lodges,  the 
stated  communication  of  the  lodge  as  consolidated  shall 
be  at  the  time  fixed  for  the  stated  communication  of  the 
lodge  consolidated  having  the  oldest  charter,  but  such 
time  may  be  changed  at  the  pleasure  of  the  consolidated 
lodge,  in  conformity  with  -these  By-Laws. 

,  Sec.  240.  In  case  of  the  consolidation  of  lodges,  there 
shall  be  an  election  of  officers  thereof,  including  that 
of  Master,  at  the  first  stated  communication  thereof,  and 
the  officers  shall  be  installed  at  once,  or  not  later  than 
the  next  stated  communication.  The  term  of  such  officers 
shall  be  to  the  next  annual  election,  as  provided  by  law. 

Sec.  241.  When  any  consolidation  shall  have  been 
effected  and  the  Grand  Lodge  or  the  Grand  Master  offi- 

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cially  informed  of  the  same,  a  new  special  charter  shall 
be  issued  without  fee,  containing  the  names  of  the  new 
officers  and  bearing  the  number  of  the  oldest  lodge  con- 
solidated, and  such  name  as  may  have  been  selected  by 
the    consolidated   lodge. 

TITLE  LXVII. 
Summons. 

Section  242.  Every  summons  issued  by  a  chartered 
lodge  shall  be  written  or  printed,  attested  by  the  seal  of  the 
lodge,  and  signed  by  the  Master  and  Secretary;  and  shall 
be  served  either  personally  or  by  registered  mail;  no 
other  matter  than  the  requisition  to  attend  a  communica- 
tion of  the  lodge  need  be  inserted. 

Sec.  243.  Every  Mason  shall  faithfully  obey  a  sum- 
mons issued  by  a  lodge  and  duly  served  upon  him,  if 
within  his  power;  and  for  a  failure  so  to  do  shall  be 
liable  to  discipline  in  the  manner  provided  by  law,  unless 
excused  for  reasons  satisfactory  to  a  majority  of  the  mem- 
bers present  at  a  stated  communication  of  the  lodge. 

Sec.  244.  The  Junior  Warden  of  every  lodge  shall 
serve  each  summons  herein  required  for  personal  service 
and  due  return  thereon  make  of  the  same,  and  all  sum- 
mons served  by  registered  mail  shall  be  sufficiently  re- 
turned with   registered   card   attached. 

TITLE  LXVIII. 
Appeals  From  Decisions. 

Section  245.  Any  appeal  by  a  member  of  a  lodge  to 
the  Grand  Lodge  from  a  decision  of  its  Master  shall  be 
made  in  writing  in  open  lodge,  state  the  facts  of  the  case, 
be  duly  authenticated  and  transmitted  by  the  Secretary  to 
the  Grand  Secretary  at  least  ten  days  before  the  Annual 
Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  246.  A  member  of  a  lodge  cannot  appeal  from  the 
decision  of  the  Master  to  the  lodge.  Only  the  Grand  Master 
or  Grand  Lodge  can  be  appealed  to. 

TITLE  LXIX. 

Funerals. 

Section  247.  No  Mason  shall  be  buried  with  Masonic 
honors  unless  he  was  at  the  time  of  his  death  a  Master 
Mason  in  good  standing. 

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Sec.  248.  All  Masonic  burials  must  be  by  the  Grand 
Lodge  or  a  lodge  of  Master  Masons,  and  no  Entered  Ap- 
prentice or  Fellow-craft  shall  be  admitted  in  the  proces- 
sion. 

Sec.  249.  The  burial  of  a  deceased  brother  is  Ma- 
sonic work;  it  is  therefore  necessary  that  during  the  whole 
service  the  lodge  be  "at  labor." 

Sec.  250.  When  the  lodge  has  formed  in  order  around 
the  grave,  none  can  be  admitted  within  it  save  the  Fra- 
ternitj^  the  clergy,  the  mourners  and  pall-bearers. 

Sec.  251.  No  Lodge  shall  attend  or  participate  in  fu- 
neral rites  unless  the  same  are  Masonic. 

Sec.  252.  On  funeral  occasions  white  gloves  and  aprons 
with  the  usual  badge  of  mourning  and  the  sprig  of  Acacia 
shall  be  the  only  regalia  worn  by  Master  Masons. 

TITLE   LXX. 

Visitor — Visiting. 

Section  253.  It  is  the  privilege  of  every  Master  Mason 
in  good  standing  to  visit  and  sit  in  every  regular  lodge. 

Sec.  254.  No  visitor  shall  be  admitted  to  any  lodge 
under  this  jurisdiction  unless  lawfully  vouched  for  as  a 
Master  Mason  in  good  standing.  Documentary  evidence 
alone   shall  not  be   sufficient  to   justify   avouchment. 

Sec.  255.  In  addition  to  strict  trial  and  due  examina- 
tion of  his  knowledge  of  Masonry,  every  lodge  or  com- 
mittee shall  require  a  strange  visitor  to  produce  a  certifi- 
cate under  the  seal  of  his  lodge  that  he  is  a  member  of 
such  lodge  in  good  standing,  which  certificate  shall  also 
be  fortified  by  a  certificate  under  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  the  jurisdiction  under  which  the  same  shall  be  held, 
that  the  lodge  issuing  the  certificate  is  a  regular  lodge  in 
good  standing  in  the  said  jurisdiction. 

TITLE  LXXI. 

Miscellaneous   Provisions. 

Section  256.  This  Grand  Lodge  does  not  recognize  dual 
membership  in  lodges,  therefore  a  Master  Mason  cannot 
be  a  member  of  more  than  one  constituent  lodge  in  this 
jurisdiction. 

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Sec.  257.  The  only  competent  authority  to  open  a  con- 
stituent lodge  is  the  Worshipful  Master,  or,  in  his  absence, 
the  legally  chosen  Wardens  by  priority,  and  in  the  absence 
of  the  Master  and  both  Wardens,  a  lodge  cannot  be  opened 
for  any  purpose,  except  by  the  Grand  Master  or  his  repre- 
sentative. In  case  of  the  death  of  a  brother  Master  Mason 
during  the  session  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  the  Master  and 
Wardens,  or  in  case  of  the  absence  of  the  Master  and 
Wardens,  then  a  Past  Master  shall  have  the  power  to 
assemble  the  members  of  the  lodge  within  whose  jurisdic- 
tion the  brother  died,  and  sojourning  brethren,  and  bury 
the  deceased  brother  with  Masonic  ceremonies.  If  the 
brother  conducting  such  funeral  rites  be  not  Master  or 
Warden  of  the  lodge,  he  shall  make  report  of  the  burial 
at  the  next  stated  communication  of  such  lodge  and  the 
report  shall  be  entered  upon  its  records.  Except  as  in 
this  section  provided,  no  constituent  lodge  shall  be  opened 
during  the   Annual    Communication    of   the    Grand   Lodge. 

Sec.  258.  Neither  the  Master  nor  a  Warden  of  a  con- 
stituent lodge  can  resign  during  his  official  term,  but  the 
resignation  of  any  other  elective  officer  may  be  accepted 
by  the  lodge.  All  vacancies  in  such  offices  shall  be  filled 
by  special  election,  held  under  authority  of  a  dispensa- 
tion from  the  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  259.  Resignations  of  appointed  officers  may,  for 
good  cause,  be  received.  The  Master  shall  appoint  and  in- 
stall officers  to  fill  the  vacancies. 

Sec.  260.  No  Mason  in  this  jurisdiction  shall  appear 
in  any  public  procession,  nor  in  any  private  or  public 
assembly,  with  Masonic  clothing,  unless  under  the  auspices 
of  some  regular  lodge;  nor  shall  any  lodge  take  part  in 
any  public  procession,  except  to  perform  or  assist  in  some 
ceremony  recognized  as  strictly  Masonic. 

Sec.  261.  No  Mason  shall  give  the  Masonic  name  to 
any  business  concern,  association  or  calling  organized  or 
prosecuted  for  profit  or  for  a  livelihood.  No  Mason  shall 
use  or  be  a  party  to  the  using  of  the  Masonic  name  as  a 
part  of  the  style  and  title  or  designation  of  any  business 
firm,  concern  or  company,  association  or  enterprise,  un- 
less such  business  shall  be  the  printing  or  publishing  of 
Masonic  books,  papers  or  periodicals,  or  the  manufacture 
and  sale  of  Masonic  supplies. 

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Sec.  262.  The  use  of  Masonic  emblems  and  devices  on 
business  cards  or  signs,  or  by  way  of  advertisement,  except 
for  legitimate  Masonic  purposes,  is  strictly  forbidden. 

Sec.  263.  All  lodges,  and  the  members  thereof,  are 
strictly  forbidden  to  give  or  attempt  to  give  the  aid  or 
countenance  of  Masonry,  in  organized  or  individual  form, 
to  any  lottery  or  gift  enterprise. 

Sec.  264.  This  Grand  Lodge  does  hereby  recognize 
and  adopt  as  the  fundamental  lav^s,  rules  and  regulations 
for  the  government  of  all  Masons,  the  Ancient  Charges, 
to-wit : 


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Ancient  Charges 


Extracted  from  the  Ancient  Record  of  Lodges  beyond 
the  sea,  and  of  those  in  England,  Scotland  and  Ireland, 
for  the  use  of  the  lodges  in  London.  To  be  read  at  the 
making  of  new  brethren,  or  when  the  Master  shall  order  it. 


THE  GENERAL  HEADS,  VIZ: 

I.  Of  God  and  Religion. 

II.  Of  the  Civil  Magistrate,  Supreme  and  Subordinate. 

III.  Of  Lodges. 

IV.  Of  Masters,  Wardens,  Fellows  and  Apprentices. 
V.  Of  the  Management  of  the  Graft  in  working. 

VI.  Of  Behavior,  viz: 

1.  In  the  Lodge  while  Constituted. 

2.  After  the  Lodge  is  over  and  the  Brethren  not  gone. 

3.  When  Brethren  meet  without  Strangers,  but  not  in 

a  Lodge. 

4.  In  presence  of  strangers  not  Masons. 

5.  At  Home  and  in  the  Neighborhood. 

6.  Toward  a  Strange  Brother. 


I.     Concerning  God  and  Religion. 

A  Mason  is  obliged,  by  his  tenure,  to  obey  the  moral 
law,  and  if  he  rightly  understands  the  art,  he  will  never  be 
a  stupid  atheist  nor  an  irreligious  libertine.  But  though 
in  ancient  times  Masons  were  charged  in  every  country  to 
be  of  the  religion  of  that  country  or  nation,  whatever  it 
was,  it  is  now  thought  more  expedient  only  to  oblige  them 
to  that  religion  in  which  all  men  agree,  leaving  their  par- 
ticular opinions  to  themselves;  that  is  to  be  good  men  and 
true,  or  men  of  honor  and  honesty,  by  whatever  denomina- 
tions or  persuasions  they  may  be  distinguished  whereby 
Masonry  becomes  the  center  of  union,  and  the  means  of 

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conciliating  true  friendship  among  persons  that  must  have 
remained  at  a  perpetual  distance. 

II.     Of  the  Civil  Magistrate,  Supreme  and  Subordinate. 

A  Mason  is  a  peaceable  subject  to  the  civil  powers 
wherever  he  resides  or  works,  and  is  never  to  be  con- 
cerned in  plots  and  conspiracies  against  the  peace  and 
welfare  of  the  nation,  nor  to  behave  himself  undutifully 
to  inferior  magistrates;  for,  as  Masonry  hath  always  been 
injured  by  war,  bloodshed  and  confusion,  so  ancient  kings 
and  princes  have  been  much  disposed  to  encourage  the 
Craftsmen,  because  of  their  peaceableness  and  loyalty, 
whereby  they  practically  answered  the  cavils  of  their  ad- 
versaries, and  promoted  the  honor  of  the  Fraternity,  who 
ever  flourished  in  times  of  peace.  So  that  if  a  brother 
should  be  a  rebel  against  the  state,  he  is  not  to  be  coun- 
tenanced in  his  rebellion,  however  he  may  be  pitied  as  an 
unhappy  man;  and  if  convicted  of  no  other  crime,  though 
the  loyal  brotherhood  must  and  ought  to  disown  his  re- 
bellion, and  give  no  umbrage  or  ground  of  political  jeal- 
ousy to  the  government  for  the  time  being,  they  cannot 
expel  him  from  the  Lodge,  and  his  relation  to  it  remains 
indefeasible. 

III.     Of  Lodges. 

A  Lodge  is  a  place  where  Masons  assemble  and  work; 
hence  that  assembly,  or  duly  organized  society  of  Masons, 
is  called  a  Lodge,  and  every  brother  ought  to  belong  to 
one,  and  to  be  subject  to  its  by-laws  and  the  general  regu- 
lations. It  is  either  particular  or  general,  and  will  be  best 
understood  by  attending  it,  and  by  the  regulations  of  the 
General  or  Grand  Lodge  hereunto  annexed.  In  ancient 
times,  no  Master  or  Fellow  could  be  absent  from  it,  espe- 
cially when  warned  to  appear  at  it,  without  incurring 
a  severe  censure,  until  it  appeared  to  the  Master  and 
Wardens  that  pure  necessity  hindered  him. 

The  persons  admitted  members  of  a  Lodge  must  be 
good  and  true  men,  free  born,  and  of  mature  and  discreet 
age,  no  bondmen,  no  women,  no  immoral  or  scandalous 
men,  but  of  good  report. 

IV.     Of  Masters,  Wardens,  Fellows  and  Apprentices. 

All  preferment  among  Masons  is  grounded  upon  real 
worth  and  personal  merit  only;  that  so  the  lords  may  be 

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well  served,  the  brethren  not  put  to  shame,  nor  the  Royal 
Craft  despised.  Therefore  no  Master  or  Warden  is  chosen 
by  seniority,  but  for  his  merit.  It  is  impossible  to  describe 
these  things  in  writing,  and  every  brother  must  attend  in 
his  place,  and  learn  them  in  a  way  peculiar  to  this  Fra- 
ternity; only  candidates  may  know  that  no  Master  should 
take  an  Apprentice  unless  he  has  sufficient  employment 
for  him,  and  unless  he  be  a  perfect  youth,  having  no  maim 
or  defect  in  his  body,  that  may  render  him  incapable  of 
learning  the  art  of  serving  his  Master's  Lord,  and  of  being 
made  a  Brother,  and  then  a  Fellow-craft  in  due  time,  even 
after  he  has  served  such  a  term  of  years  as  the  custom  of 
the  country  directs;  and  that  he  should  be  descended  of 
honest  parents;  that  so,  when  otherwise  qualified,  he  may 
arrive  at  the  honor  of  being  the  Warden,  and  then  the 
Master  of  the  Lodge,  the  Grand  Warden,  and  at  length  the 
Grand  Master  of  all  the  Lodges,  according  to  his  merit. 

No  brother  can  be  a  Warden  until  he  has  passed  the 
part  of  a  Fellow- craft;  nor  a  Master  until  he  has  acted  as 
Warden;  nor  Grand  Warden  until  he  has  been  Master  of 
a  Lodge;  nor  Grand  Master  unless  he  has  been  a  Fellow- 
craft  before  his  election,  who  is  also  to  be  nobly  born,  or  a 
gentleman  of  the  best  fashion,  or  some  eminent  scholar,  or 
some  curious  architect,  or  other  artist,  descended  of  hon- 
est parents,  and  who  is  of  singular  great  merit  in  the 
opinion  of  the  Lodges.  And  for  the  better,  and  easier,  and 
more  honorable  discharge  of  his  oflSce,  the  Grand  Master 
has  a  power  to  choose  his  own  Deputy  Grand  Master,  who 
must  be  then,  or  must  have  been  formerly,  the  Master  of  a 
particular  Lodge,  and  has  the  privilege  of  acting  whatever 
the  Grand  Master,  his  principal,  should  act,  unless  the 
said  principal  be  present,  or  interpose  his  authority  by  a 
letter. 

These  rulers  and  governors,  supreme  and  subordinate, 
of  the  Ancient  Lodge,  are  to  be  obeyed  in  their  respective 
stations  by  all  the  brethren,  according  to  the  old  charges 
and  regulations,  with  all  humility,  reverence,  love  and 
alacrity. 

V.     Of  the  Management  of  the  Craft  in  Working. 

All  Masons  shall  work  honestly  on  working  days,  that 
they  may  live  creditably  on  holy  days;   and  the  time  ap- 

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pointed  by  the  law  of  the  land,  or  confirmed  by  custom, 
shall  be  observed. 

The  most  expert  of  the  Fellow  Craftsmen  shall  be  chosen 
or  appointed  the  Master,  or  Overseer,  of  the  Lord's  work; 
who  is  to  be  called  Master  by  those  that  work  under  him. 
The  Craftsmen  are  to  avoid  all  ill  language,  and  to  call 
each  other  by  no  disobliging  name,  but  brother  or  fellow; 
and  to  behave  themselves  courteously  within  and  without 
the  Lodge. 

The  Master,  knowing  himself  to  be  able  of  cunning, 
shall  undertake  the  Lord's  work  as  reasonably  as  possible, 
and  truly  dispend  his  goods  as  if  they  were  his  own; 
nor  to  give  more  wages  to  any  brother  or  apprentice  than 
he  really  may  deserve. 

Both  the  Master  and  the  Masons,  receiving  Iheir  wages 
justly  shall  be  faithful  to  the  Lord,  and  honestly  finish 
their  work,  whether  task  or  journey;  nor  put  the  work 
to  task  that  hath  been  accustomed  to  journey. 

None  shall  discover  envy  at  the  prosperity  of  a  brother, 
nor  supplant  him,  or  put  him  out  of  his  work,  if  he  be 
capable  to  finish  the  same;  for  no  man  can  finish  another's 
work  so  much  to  the  Lord's  profit,  unless  he  be  thoroughly 
acquainted  with  the  designs  and  draughts  of  him  that  be- 
gan  it. 

When  a  Fellow  Craftsman  is  chosen  Warden  of  the 
work  under  the  Master,  he  shall  be  true  both  to  Master 
and  Fellows,  shall  carefully  oversee  the  work  in  the  Mas- 
ter's absence  to  the  Lord's  profit;  and  his  brethren  shall 
obey  him. 

All  Masons  employed  shall  meekly  receive  their  wages 
without  murmuring  or  mutiny,  and  not  desert  the  Master 
till  the  work  is  finished. 

A  younger  brother  shall  be  instructed  in  working,  to 
prevent  spoiling  the  materials  for  want  of  judgment,  and 
for  increasing  and  continuing  of  brotherly  love. 

All  the  tools  used  in  working  shall  be  approved  by  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

No  laborer  shall  be  employed  in  the  proper  work  of 
Masonry;  nor  shall  Freemasons  work  with  those  that  are 
not  free,  without  an  urgent  necessity;  nor  shall  they  teach 
laborers  and  unaccepted  Masons,  as  they  should  teach  a 
brother  or  fellow. 


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VI.     Of  Behavior,  Viz.: 
1.     In  the  Lodge   While  Constituted. 

You  are  not  to  hold  private  committees,  or  separate 
conversation,  without  leave  from  the  Master,  nor  to  talk 
of  anything  impertinent  or  unseemly,  nor  interrupt  the 
Master  or  Wardens,  or  any  brother  speaking  to  the  Master; 
nor  behave  yourself  ludicrously  or  jestingly  while  the 
Lodge  is  engaged  in  what  is  serious  and  solemn;  nor  use 
any  unbecoming  language  upon  any  pretense  whatsoever; 
but  to  pay  due  reverence  to  your  Master,  Wardens  and  Fel- 
lows, and  put  them  to  worship. 

If  any  complaint  be  brought,  the  brother  found  guilty 
shall  stand  to  the  award  and  determination  of  the  lodge, 
who  are  the  proper  and  competent  judges  of  all  such  con- 
troversies (unless  you  carry  it  by  appeal  to  the  Grand 
Lodge),  and  to  whom  they  ought  to  be  referred,  unless  a 
Lord's  work  be  hindered  the  meanwhile,  in  which  case 
a  particular  reference  may  be  made;  but  you  must  never 
go  to  law  about  what  concerneth  Masonry,  without  an  ab- 
solute necessity  apparent  to  the  Lodge. 

2.     Behavior  After  the  Lodge  Is  Over  and  the  Brethren 

Not  Gone. 

You  may  enjoy  yourselves  with  innocent  mirth,  treat- 
ing one  another  according  to  ability,  but  avoiding  all  ex- 
cess, or  forcing  any  brother  to  eat  or  drink  beyond  his 
inclination,  or  hindering  him  from  going  when  his  oc- 
casions call  him,  or  doing  or  saying  anything  offensive, 
or  that  may  forbid  an  easy  and  free  conversation;  for  that 
would  blast  our  harmony  and  defeat  our  laudable  purposes. 
Therefore  no  private  piques  or  quarrels  must  be  brought 
within  the  door  of  the  Lodge,  far  less  any  quarrels  about 
religion,  or  nations,  or  state  policy,  we  being  only,  as 
Masons,  of  the  catholic  religion  above  mentioned;  we  are 
also  of  all  nations,  tongues,  kindreds  and  languages,  and 
are  resolved  against  all  politics,  as  what  never  yet  con- 
duced to  the  welfare  of  the  Lodge,  nor  ever  will.  This 
charge  has  always  been  strictly  enjoined  and  observed; 
but  especially  ever  since  the  Reformation  in  Britain,  or  the 
dissent  and  secession  of  these  nations  from  the  communion 
of   Rome. 


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3.     Behavior   When  Brethren  Meet  Without  Strangers,  but 

Not  in  Lodge  Formed. 

You  are  to  salute  one  another  in  a  courteous  manner, 
as  you  will  be  instructed,  calling  each  other  Brother,  freely 
giving  mutual  instruction  as  shall  be  thought  expedient, 
without  being  overseen  or  overheard,  and  without  en- 
croaching upon  each  other,  or  derogating  from  that  re- 
spect which  is  due  to  any  brother,  were  he  not  a  Mason; 
for,  though  all  Masons  are  as  brethren  upon  the  same 
level,  yet  Masonry  takes  no  honor  from  a  man  that  he  had 
before;  nay  rather  it  adds  to  his  honor  especially  if  he 
has  deserved  well  of  the  brotherhood,  who  must  give 
honor  to  whom  it  is  due,  and  avoid  ill  manners. 

•     4.     Behavior  in  Presence  of  Strangers  Not  Masons. 

You  shall  be  cautious  in  your  words  and  carriage,  that 
the  most  penetrating  stranger  shall  not  be  able  to  discover 
or  find  out  what  is  not  proper  to  be  intimated,  and  some- 
times you  shall  divert  a  discourse,  and  manage  it  prudently 
for  the  honor  of  the  Worshipful  Fraternity. 

5.     Behavior  at  Home  and  in  Your  Neighborhood. 

You  are  to  act  as  becomes  a  moral  and  wise  man;  par- 
ticularly, not  to  let  your  family,  friends  and  neighbors 
know  the  concerns  of  the  Lodge,  etc.,  but  wisely  to  consult 
your  own  honor,  and  that  of  the  Ancient  Brotherhood,  for 
reasons  not  to  be  mentioned  here.  You  must  also  consult 
your  health  by  not  continuing  together  too  late,  or  too  long 
from  home  after  Lodge  hours  are  past;  and  by  avoiding 
of  gluttony  or  drunkenness,  that  your  families  be  not  neg- 
lected or  injured,  nor  you  disabled  from  working. 

6.     Behavior  Toward  a  Strange  Brother, 

You  are  cautiously  to  examine  him,  in  such  a  method 
as  prudence  shall  direct  you,  that  you  may  not  be  imposed 
upon  by  an  ignorant  false  pretender,  whom  you  are  to 
reject  with  contempt  and  derision,  and  beware  of  giving 
him  any  hints  of  knowledge. 

But  if  you  discover  him  to  be  a  true  and  genuine 
brother,  you  are  to  respect  him  accordingly;  and  if  he  is 
in  want,  you  must  relieve  him  if  you  can,  or  else  direct 
him  how  he  may  be  relieved;  you  must  employ  him  some 
days,   or   else   recommend   him  to  be   employed.     But  you 

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are  not  charged  to  do  beyond  your  ability,  only  to  prefer 
a  poor  brother,  that  is  a  good  man  and  true,  before  any 
other  poor  people  in  the  same  circumstances. 

Finally,  all  these  charges  you  are  to  observe,  and  also 
those  that  shall  be  communicated  to  you  in  any  other  way; 
cultivating  brotherly  love,  the  foundation  and  cap-stone,  the 
cement  and  glory,  of  this  Ancient  Fraternity,  avoiding  all 
wrangling  and  quarreling,  all  slander  and  backbiting,  nor 
permitting  others  to  slander  any  honest  brother,  but  de- 
fending his  character,  and  doing  him  all  good  offices,  as 
far  as  is  consistent  with  your  honor  and  safety,  and  no 
further.  And  if  any  of  them  do  you  injury,  you  must 
apply  to  your  own  or  his  Lodge;  and  from  thence  you 
may  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the  quarterly  communi- 
cation, and  from  thence  to  the  Annual  Grand  Lodge,  as  has 
been  the  ancient  laudable  conduct  of  our  forefathers  in 
every  nation;  never  taking  a  legal  course,  but  when  the 
case  cannot  otherwise  be  decided,  and  patiently  listening 
to  the  honest  and  friendly  advice  of  Master  and  Fellows 
when  they  would  prevent  you  going  to  law  with  strangers, 
or  would  excite  you  to  put  a  speedy  period  to  all  lawsuits; 
that  so  you  may  mind  the  affair  of  Masonry  with  the  more 
alacrity  and  success;  but  with  respect  to  brothers  or  fel- 
lows at  law,  the  Master  and  brethren  should  kindly  offer 
their  mediation,  which  ought  to  be  thankfully  submitted 
<  to  by  the  contending  brethren;  and  if  that  submission  is 
impracticable,  they  must,  however,  carry  on  their  process 
or  lawsuit  without  wrath  and  rancor  (not  in  the  common 
way) ,  saying  or  doing  nothing  which  may  hinder  brotherly 
love  and  good  offices  to  be  renewed  and  continued;  that 
all  may  see  the  benign  influence  of  Masonry,  as  all  true 
Masons  have  done  from  the  beginning  of  the  world,  and 
will  do  to  the  end  of  time. 
Amen.     So  mote  it  be. 

And  declares  that  these  Ancient  Charges  should  be  fre- 
quently read  and  perused  by  Masters,  and  all  other  Crafts- 
men, as  well  within  as  without  the  lodges,  to  the  end  that 
none  may  be  ignorant  of  the  excellent  principles  and  pre- 
cepts they  inculcate. 


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.>>  TITLE  LXXII. 

Penal  Code. 

Section  265.  Every  violation  by  a  Mason  of  his  Ma- 
sonic obligations,  or  the  established  laws,  usages  and  cus- 
toms of  Masonry;  every  violation  of  the  law  involving 
moral  turpitude  is  a  Masonic  offense  for  which  the  of- 
fender may  be  subjected  to  such  lawful  punishment  as 
the  tribunal  having  jurisdiction  in  the  case  shall  adjudge. 

Sec.  266.  Any  Mason  who  shall  keep  what  is  com- 
monly known  as  a  liquor  saloon,  or  attend  to  the  bar  of 
a  liquor  saloon,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  Masonic  of- 
fense and  upon  conviction  thereof  by  the  tribunal  having 
jurisdiction  in  the  case  shall  be  indefinitely  suspended. 

Sec.  267.  Masonry  will  not  take  judicial  cognizance 
of  offenses  ecclesiastical  or  political  in  their  nature,  nor 
of  a  breach  of  contract  or  claim  at  law  between  Masons, 
or  between  a  Mason  and  a  profane,  unless  the  same  in- 
volves moral  turpitude  in  the  offender. 

Sec.  268.  Concurrent  original  jurisdiction  for  the  dis- 
cipline, trial  and  punishment  of  Masons  charged  with  any 
offense  against  the  body  of  Masonry  limited  as  provided 
in  these  By-Laws  is  vested  in: 

1.  The  lodge  of  which  the  accused  is  a  member. 

2.  The  lodge  within  whose  territory  the  offense  may 
have  been   committed. 

3.  The  lodge  within  whose  territory  the  accused  may 
be  found,  provided  that  whenever  the  attention  of  the 
Grand  Secretary  shall  be  called  to  any  Masonic  offense 
committed  by  any  non-affiliated  or  non-resident  Mason, 
the  matter  may  be  referred  to  the  Grand  Master  for  con- 
sideration. 

Sec.  269.  Whenever  a  member  of  a  lodge,  or  a  mem- 
ber residing  or  sojourning  in  this  jurisdiction,  shall  be 
accused  of  any  offense  which,  if  proved,  would  subject 
him  to  reprimand,  suspension  or  expulsion,  the  proceed- 
ings in  the  premises  shall  be  conducted  substantially  ac- 
cording to  the  following  rules: 

Rule  1.  All  charges  for  unmasonic  conduct  shall  be 
made  in  writing,  signed  b}'  the  accuser,  specifying  with 
reasonable  certainty  the  character  of  the  offense  alleged, 
and  delivered  to  the  Secretary  at  a  stated  communication 

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of  the  lodge,  who  shall  then  read  and  enter  the  charges 
in  full  on  the  minutes.  At  the  next  stated  communication 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Worshipful  Master  to  cause  to 
be  elected  by  ballot  and  by  a  majority  of  those  present 
five  of  its  members,  who  shall  assemble  as  commissioners 
to  hear  and  determine  upon  the  charges  at  such  time  and 
place  convenient  to  the  parties  as  the  Worshipful  Master 
shall  appoint. 

Rule  2.  If  the  residence  of  the  accused  is  known  and 
within  ten  miles  of  the  seat  of  the  lodge  having  the  matter 
in  charge,  then  and  in  that  case  a  certified  copy  of  the 
charges  and  a  summons  to  appear  and  answer  shall  be 
personally  served  upon  the  accused  ten  days  before  the 
trial.  If  the  residence  of  the  accused  be  at  a  greater  dis- 
tance than  ten  miles  from  the  place  where  the  lodge  hav- 
ing the  matter  in  charge  is  located,  either  within  or  with- 
out this  Grand  Jurisdiction,  then  and  in  that  case  a  certi- 
fied copy  of  the  charges  and  the  summons  to  appear  and 
answer  shall  be  forwarded  to  him  by  registered  mail  di- 
rected to  his  last  known  postoffice  address  thirty  days  be- 
for  the  trial.  If  his  residence  be  unknown,  or  he  neglect 
or  refuse  to  obey  the  summons  when  service  has  been  had, 
the  lodge  shall  proceed  ex  parte,  the  Worshipful  Master 
having  first  appointed  some  brother  to  act  as  the  attorney 
for  the  accused  and  conduct  the  proceedings  to  a  final  de- 
termination. 

Rule  3.  When  any  member  of  a  lodge  (except  its  Mas- 
ter or  Grand  Master)  or  any  Mason  residing  within  the 
jurisdiction  shall  be  accused  of  unmasonic  conduct, 
charges  to  that  effect  may  be  preferred  by  any  Master 
Mason  in  good  standing,  but  to  further  the  administration 
of  justice  it  is  made  the  special  duty  of  the  Junior  War- 
den, in  the  absence  of  other  accusers,  to  prefer  all  charges 
for  offenses  committed  when  the  lodge  is  not  at  labor; 
but  the  negligence  or  refusal  of  the  Junior  Warden  to  per- 
form such  duty  shall  not  prevent  any  other  member  from 
preferring  any  charge  of  unmasonic  conduct  which  may 
come  to  his  knowledge. 

Rule  4.  In  all  instances  where  offenses  are  committed 
while  the  lodge  is  at  labor  the  foregoing  rules  requiring 
notice  and  delay  may  be  dispensed  with,  and  the  Wor- 
shipful Master  is  authorized  to  order  the  offending  brother 

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to  show  cause  at  once  why  he  should  not  be  properly  dealt 
with.  In  such  case  it  is  made  the  special  duty  of  the 
Junior  Warden  to  prefer  charges  for  the  offense  commit- 
ted when  the  lodge  is  at  labor  and  to  prosecute  the  same. 

Rule  5.  If  the  offender  holds  membership  in  another 
lodge  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction,  the  charges  may  be  sent 
to  that  lodge  for  trial.  If  such  lodge  refuses  to  entertain 
the  charges  or  waive  the  right  of  trial,  then,  and  in  that 
case,  the  lodge  under  whose  jurisdiction  the  offense  was 
committed  shall  proceed  to  the  trial  of  the  accused. 

Rule  6.  The  Commissioners  shall  assemble  at  the  time 
and  place  appointed,  and  shall  be  presided  over  by  the 
Worshipful  Master,  who  shall  decide  all  questions  of  Ma- 
sonic law  which  may  arise  during  the  trial.  These  meet- 
ings of  the  Commissioners  shall  also  be  attended  by  the 
Junior  Warden,  or  by  a  member  of  the  lodge  appointed 
by  the  Worshipful  Master,  who  shall  act  as  prosecuting 
attorney,  and  by  the  Secretary,  or  some  member  appointed 
for  that  purpose  by  the  Worshipful  Master,  who  shall  keep 
a  correct  and  full  record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  trial. 
A  majority  of  the  Commissioners  shall  constitute  a  quorum, 
and  a  majority  vote  or  judgment  of  the  quorum  shall  be 
considered  as  a  majority  vote  or  judgment  of  the  Commis- 
sioners. 

Rule  7.  The  Worshipful  Master  shall,  at  the  request 
of  either  party,  summon  such  witnesses  as  are  Masons  re- 
siding within  the  jurisdiction  of  his  lodge,  to  appear  and 
testify  before  the  Cbmmissioners.  Whenever  the  attend- 
ance of  a  witness  who  is  a  Mason  and  who  resides  without 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  lodge  in  which  the  trial  is  had  can- 
not be  procured,  his  testimony  may  be  taken  before  the 
Worshipful  Master  of  the  lodge  within  whose  jurisdiction 
he  resides  upon  such  notice  to  the  adverse  party  as  the 
Worshipful  Master  of  the  lodge  in  which  the  trial  is  to 
be  had  shall  fix,  and  the  attendance  of  such  witness  may 
be  compelled  by  summons,  his  testimony  shall  be  reduced 
to  writing,  signed  by  him  and  authenticated  by  a  certifi- 
cate of  the  Worshipful  Master  before  whom  it  is  taken, 
under  the  seal  of  his  lodge.  The  testimony  of  witnesses 
who  are  not  Masons  shall  be  taken  upon  the  application 
of  the  party  desiring  the  testimony,  by  deposition  before 
some  officer  authorized  by  the  law  of  the  state  wherein 

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he  resides  to  administer  oaths,  and  at  such  time  and 
place  and  upon  such  notice  to  adverse  party  as  shall  be 
designated  by  the  Worshipful  Master.  Whenever  the  tes- 
timony of  a  witness  resifiing  out  of  this  state  is  desired, 
it  shall  be  taken  upon  interrogatories  direct  and  cross 
agreed  upon  by  the  parties  or  approved  by  the  Worshipful 
Master.  Witnesses  who  are  Masons  in  good  standing  shall 
testify  upon  their  honor  as  such,  and  all  others,  including 
expelled   Masons,   shall  testify  under  oath   or   affirmation. 

Rule  8.  Any  Master  Mason  in  good  standing  may  at 
the  request  of  the  accused  or  the  accuser,  appear  as  his 
counsel  and  assist  in  the  prosecution  or  defense.  If  either 
party  shall  fail  to  select  an  attorney  or  counsel,  the  Mas- 
ter shall  appoint  a  brother  to  act  as  attorney  for  such  party. 
The  Commissioners  may  adjourn  from  time  to  time  at 
their  own  convenience,  or  for  cause  shown  by  either  party, 
provided  that  the  period  within  which  their  duties  shall 
be  concluded  shall  not  exceed  ten  days,  unless  for  good 
reason  shown,  the  Worshipful  Master  shall  grant  them 
further  time. 

Rule  9.  After  all  the  testimony  has  been  taken,  the 
Commissioners  shall  decide  the  matter  and  determine  sen- 
tence with  no  one  present  but  themselves.  The  judgment 
of  the  majority  of  the  Commissioners  shall  prevail,  and 
their  decision  and  findings  shall  be  final,  and  be  signed 
by  them  and  presented  to  the  Worshipful  Master,  who,  at 
the  next  Stated  Communication  of  the  lodge  shall  announce 
the  result  and  direct  the  Secretary  to  record  the  same  as 
the  judgment  of  the  lodge  and  file  the  records  for  safe 
keeping  among  its  archives. 

Sec.  270.  Penalties  which  may  be  inflicted  are  repri- 
mand in  open  lodge,  suspension  or  expulsion.  If  the  sen- 
tence be  reprimand,  the  Worshipful  Master  shall  summon 
the  convicted  brother  to  appear  at  the  next  stated  com- 
munication when  the  reprimand  shall  be  administered.  If 
the  sentence  be  suspension  or  expulsion  it  shall  at  once  go 
into  effect,  and  the  Secretary  shall  immediately  notify  the 
person  suspended  or  expelled  and  the  Grand  Secretary 
thereof. 

Sec.  271.  An  appeal  may  be  taken  to  the  next  succeed- 
ing Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  by  either 
party,  but  not  unless  a  notice  of  such  intended  appeal  shall 

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be  given  to  the  Worshipful  Master  in  writing  within  thirty 
days  after  his  announcement  of  the  result  of  the  trial.  In 
all  appealed  cases,  and  in  all  cases  of  expulsion,  whether 
appealed  or  not,  the  Worshipful  Master  shall  cause  the 
Secretary  to  prepare  a  transcript  of  the  record  of  the  trial 
and  immediately  transmit  it  to  the  Grand  Secretary. 

Sec.  272.  All  judgments  from  which  an  appeal  may  be 
taken,  and  all  transcripts  of  trial  records  where  the  pun- 
ishment is  expulsion  or  suspension,  shall,  if  possible,  be 
sent  to  the  Grand  Secretary  at  least  thirty  days  prior  to 
the  Annual  Communication,  and  shall  be  reviewed  in  the 
Grand  Lodge  or  before  a  committee  thereof  during  its  ses- 
sion upon  the  record  sent  up,  and  upon  such  other  proper 
proofs  as  may  be  submitted,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  may  af- 
firm, modify  or  reverse  the  judgment  of  the  lodge,  or  may 
make  such  other  order  relative  thereto  as  shall  be  deemed 
proper,  and  its  decision  shall  be  conclusive. 

Sec.  273.  The  sentence  of  suspension  shall  be  for  an 
indefinite  period,  and  after  the  sentence  has  been  an- 
nounced the  Secretary  shall  inform  the  Grand  Secretary 
thereof.  The  lodge  may  at  a  stated  communication,  by 
vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  present,  annul  any  such 
sentence  of  suspension  pronounced  by  itself  and  restore 
the  Mason  thus  suspended  to  all  his  Masonic  rights  and 
privileges,  provided,  that  notice  of  the  resolution  for  such 
restoration  shall  be  given  at  the  stated  communication  next 
preceding.  In  all  cases  of  restoration  the  Secretary  shall 
notify  the  restored  party  and  the  Grand  Secretary  thereof. 

Sec.  274.  The  Grand  Lodge  may  at  any  Annual  Com- 
munication, if  good  cause  therefor  be  shown  and  proof 
be  given  of  the  notice  hereinafter  prescribed,  restore  to 
the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry  a  Mason  who  has  been 
suspended  or  expelled  within  its  jurisdiction,  but  such 
restoration  shall  not  restore  him  to  membership  in  the 
lodge  from  which  he  was  suspended  or  expelled,  but  he 
shall  receive  from  the  Grand  Secretary  a  certificate,  under 
the  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  showing  his  good  standing. 

Sec.  275.  Whenever  any  Mason  suspended  for  any  un- 
masonic  conduct  desires  to  petition  the  Grand  Lodge  for 
restoration  to  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry,  he 
shall  first  make  application  for  such  restoration  to  the 
lodge  by  which  he  was  suspended,  if  it  still  be  in  existence. 

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If  his  application  be  there  refused,  it  may  then  be  made 
to  the  Grand  Lodge,  provided  that  notice  in  writing  be 
given  to  the  lodge  of  such  intended  application  not  less 
than  forty  days  preceding  an  Annual  Communication.  In 
case  the  lodge  by  which  he  was  suspended  has  ceased 
to  exist,  no  previous  notice  of  the  intended  application  is 
necessary  to  be  given  to  any  lodge.  A  Mason  under  sen- 
tence of  indefinite  suspension  for  keeping  a  saloon  or  at- 
tending bar  is  not  eligible  for  reinstatement  so  long  as 
he  continues  in  the  business. 

Sec.  276.  Whenever  any  expelled  Mason  desires  to  pe- 
tition the  Grand  Lodge  for  restoration  to  the  rights  and 
privileges  of  Masonry,  he  shall,  in  writing,  notify  the 
lodge  which  expelled  him  if  it  be  still  in  existence,  of  his 
intention  so  to  do  at  least  sixty  days  before  the  Annual 
Communication  at  which  his  petition  is  to  be  presented, 
accompanying  such  notice  with  a  copy  of  the  intended  pe- 
tion,  and  before  such  petition  shall  be  considered  by  the 
Grand  Lodge,  proof  of  the  giving  of  said  notice  to  the 
lodge  shall  be  furnished. 

Sec.  277.  Any  Mason  who  shall  be  present  at  or  assist 
in  the  work  of  a  lodge,  knowing  its  charter  or  warrant 
to  have  been  suspended  or  revoked,  shall  be  liable  to  Ma- 
sonic discipline   and  punishment. 

Sec.  278.  Any  Mason  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  of- 
fense against  Masonry,  and  be  subject  to  Masonic  discip- 
line, who  shall  knowingly  recommend  for  initiation  a  can- 
didate who  has  been  rejected  by  a  lodge  within  this  juris- 
diction within  six  months  from  the  date  of  such  rejection, 
and  any  candidate  who  may  by  false  representation  or  de- 
ception procure  or  receive  either  of  the  degrees  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  an  offense  against  Masonry  and  be  sub- 
ject to  trial  and  punishment  therefor  as  the  lodge  may  de- 
termine. 

TITLE  LXXIII. 

Jewels. 

Section  279.  The  jewels  of  the  constituent  lodges  shall 
be  as  follows: 

1.  That  of  the  Master,  the  Square;  Senior  Warden, 
the  Level;  Junior  Warden,  the  Plumb;  Treasurer,  the 
Crossed  Keys;   Secretary,  the  Crossed  Pens;  Chaplain,  the 

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Bible;  Senior  Deacon,  Square  and  extended  Compasses  en- 
closing a  Blazing  Sun;  Junior  Deacon,  Square  and  extended 
Compasses  enclosing  a  Crescent  Moon;  Stewards,  Cornu- 
copia;  Marshal,  Baton;  Tiler,  Sword. 

2.  The  jewels  shall  be  of  silver  and  the  decorations 
shall  be  of  blue. 

3.  The  jewels  of  a  Past  Master  shall  be  a  pair  of  golden 
Compasses  extended  to  60  degrees  on  a  Quadrant,  and  en- 
closing a  Blazing  Sun. 


TITLE  LXXIV. 

UNIFORM  CODE  OF  BY-TiAW8  FOR 
CONSTITUENT  LODGES 

Sec.  280.  By-Laws  conforming  to  the  Uniform  Code  as 
contained  in  this  section  must  be  adopted  by  each  Constitu- 
ent Lodge  as  provided  under  authority  of  Section  119, 
Subdivision  15  of  these  By-Laws. 

Article  1. 

Name  and  Number. 

The  name  of  this  lodge  shall  be  

Lodge  No A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


Article  2. 

Seal. 

The   following  is   hereby   adopted   as   the   seal   of  this 
lodge: 

(Cut  of  Seal  to  be  inserted.) 

Article  3. 

Meetings. 

The  stated  communications  of  this  lodge  shall  be  held 

on  the of  each  month  at  ....  o'clock,  except 

that  for  the  months  of 

the  hour  shall  be   ....   o'clock. 

By  a  majority  vote  the  lodge  may  call  from  labor  during 
either  or  both  the  months  of  July  or  August. 

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Article  4. 

Trustees. 

This  lodge  may  elect  at  the  Annual  Communication  not 
to  exceed  three  trustees,  who  shall  have  charge  of  the  in- 
vested funds  of  the  lodge,  otherwise  the  Master  and  War- 
dens shall  be  trustees  of  the  lodge. 

Article  5. 

Fees. 

The  fee  for  conferring  the   degrees  shall  be   $ 

payable  in  advance;  or  $ shall  accompany  the  pe- 
tition; $ shall  be  paid  before  receiving  the  Fellow- 
craft  degree,  and  $ before  receiving  the  Master 

Mason  degree. 

Article  6. 

Dues. 

Each  member  shall  pay  the  sum  of  $ per  year 

into  the  funds  of  the  lodge  on  or  before  St.  John's  day  in 
December  of  each  year. 

Article  7. 

Committee  on  Charity. 

The  Master  and  Wardens  shall  be  ex-officio  a  com- 
mittee on  charity,  and  shall  have  power  during  recess  of 
the  lodge  to  draw  orders  on  the  Treasury  for  any  sum  not 
exceeding  $ for  the  relief  of  any  one  applicant. 

Article  8. 

Funeral  Attendance. 

The  Master  may  divide  the  membership  of  the  lodge 
into  as  many  equal  parts  as  he  desires,  for  representative 
attendance  at  funerals  and  other  occasions,  to  represent 
the  lodge. 

Article  9. 

Duties  of  Treasurer. 

To  make  a  report  at  the  stated  communication  in  Jan- 
uary of  each  year,  showing  receipts,  disbursements  and 
financial  condition  for  the  year  ending  December  31st. 

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Article  10. 

Duties  of  Secretary. 

To  make  a  report  at  the  stated  communication  in  Jan- 
uary of  each  year,  of  work,  condition  of  its  accounts  with 
its  officers  and  members,  and  of  all  other  matters  relat- 
ing to  finances  and  business  which  may  be  under  his  charge. 

Article  11. 

Order  of  Business. 

When  the  lodge  is  opened  on  a  stated  communication, 
the  following  order  of  business  shall  be  observed: 

1.  Reading  of  Minutes.  ;■, 

2.  Reading  and  referring  of  Petitions. 

3.  Receiving  reports  of  Committees. 

4.  Balloting   upon    applications    for    Initiation    or   Af- 

filiation. 

5.  Receiving    and    considering   Resolutions    and    Com- 

munications. 

6.  Considering  Unfinished  Business. 

7.  Disposing  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  be- 

fore the  lodge. 

8.  Conferring  Degrees. 

Provided,  that  matters  of  charity  shall  always  claim 
precedence. 

Article  12. 

Signing  of  By-Laws. 
Any  brother   becoming   a   member   of   this   lodge   shall 
express   his   assent  to   these   By-Laws   by   subscribing  his 
name  thereto. 

Article  13. 
In  all  matters  not  specifically  covered  herein  the  By- 
Laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  govern. 

TITLE  LXXV. 

Approval  and  Repeal. 

Section  281.  All  resolutions,  approved  decisions  and 
laws  of  this  Grand  Lodge  are  hereby  declared  to  be  in- 
corporated in  and  evidenced  by  the  contents  hereof,  and 
all  other  resolutions,  approved  decisions  and  laws  here- 
tofore passed  and  adopted  by  the  Grand  Lodge  are  hereby 
expressly  revoked  and  repealed. 

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TITLE  LXXVI. 

Amendments. 
Section  282.  The  foregoing  By-Laws  (Sections  1  to  285 
inclusive)  may  be  amended  in  the  following  manner  only: 
The  proposed  amendment  must  be  submitted  in  writing 
at  some  Annual  Communication  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  sec- 
onded by  the  representatives  present  of  at  least  two  con- 
stituent lodges  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  and  shall  be  submit- 
ted to  a  vote  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  if  a  majority  vote 
is  favorable  to  the  proposed  amendment,  it  shall  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  Committee  on  Jurisprudence,  who  shall  re- 
port at  the  next  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand 
Lodge.  After  the  report  of  the  committee,  if  it  shall  then 
receive  two-thirds  of  the  vote  thereon,  it  shall  be  de- 
clared adopted  and  shall  thenceforth  be  a  part  of  these 
By-Laws. 

Sec.  283.  No  section  of  these  By-Laws  shall  be  revised 
or  amended  by  mere  reference  to  its  title,  but  the  section 
so  revised  or  amended  shall  be  set  forth  and  published  at 
full  length. 

Sec.  284.  No  standing  resolution  shall  be  declared  to 
repeal,   change   or  modify   any  section   of  these  By-Laws. 

Sec.  285.  Provided,  however,  that  nothing  in  the  fore- 
going sections  shall  prevent  the  Grand  Lodge  from  vary- 
ing the  order  of  business  as  laid  down  in  these  By-Laws 
for  the  purpose  of  facilitating  the  work  of  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

TITLE  LXXVII. 

Saving  Clause. 

Section  286.  That  the  officers  and  committees  serving 
this  Grand  Lodge  at  the  time  of  the  adoption  of  this  Con- 
stitution and  By-Laws  shall  continue  in  office  with  all  the 
prerogatives  and  powers  accorded  them  under  the  old  Con- 
stitution and  By-Laws  until  the  n^w  officers  are  duly 
elected  and  installed. 


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Manual  of  the  Lodge 


Ancient  Ceremonies 
AND  Forms 


Manual  of  the  Lodge 


OPENING  AND  CLOSING  THE  LODGE. 

These  ceremonies,  which  slightly  differ  in  each  of  the 
degrees — but  differ  so  slightly  as  not  to  affect  their  general 
character — may  be  considered  in  reference  to  the  several 
purposes  which  they  are  designed  to  affect,  to  be  divided 
into  eight  successive  steps  or  parts. 

1.  The  Master  having  signified  his  intention  to  proceed 
to  the  labors  of  the  Lodge,  every  brother  is  expected  to 
assume  his  necessary  Masonic  clothing,  and,  if  an  officer, 
the  insignia  of  his  office,  and  silently  and  decorously  to 
repair  to  his  appropriate  station. 

2.  The  next  step  in  the  ceremony  is,  with  the  usual 
precautions,  to  ascertain  the  right  of  each  one  to  be  present. 
It  is  scarcely  necessary  to  say  that  in  the  performance  of 
this  duty,  the  officers  who  are  charged  with  it  should  allow 
no  one  to  remain  who  is  not  either  well  known  to  them- 
selves or  properly  vouched  for  by  some  discreet  and  expe- 
rienced brother. 

3.  Attention  is  next  directed  to  the  external  avenues  of 
the  Lodge,  and  the  officers  within  and  without,  who  are 
intrusted  with  the  performance  of  this  important  duty,  are 
expected  to  execute  it  with  care  and  fidelity. 

4.  By  a  wise  provision,  it  is  no  sooner  intimated  to  the 
Master  that  he  may  safely  proceed,  than  he  directs  his  atten- 
tion to  an  inquiry  into  the  knowledge  possessed  by  his  offi- 
cers of  the  duties  that  they  will  be  respectively  called  upon 
to  perform. 

5.  Satisfied  upon  this  point,  the  Master  then  announces, 
by  formal  proclamation,  his  intention  to  proceed  to  busi- 
ness; and  mindful  of  the  peaceful  character  of  our  institu- 
tion, he  strictly  forbids  all  immoral  or  unmasonic  conduct 
whereby  the  harmony  of  the  Lodge  may  be  impeded,  under 
no  less  a  penalty  than  the  by-laws  may  impose  or  a  majority 
of  the  brethren  present  may  see  fit  to  inflict.    Nor  after  this 

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is  any  brother  permitted  to  leave  the  Lodge  during  Lodge 
hours  (that  is,  from  the  time  of  opening  to  that  of  closing), 
without  having  first  obtained  the  Worshipful  Master's  per- 
mission. 

6.  Certain  mystic  rites,  which  can  here  be  only  alluded 
to,  are  then  employed,  by  which  each  brother  present  sig- 
nifies his  concurrence  in  the  ceremonies  which  have  been 
celebrated,  and  his  knowledge  of  the  degree  in  which  the 
Lodge  is  about  to  be  opened. 

7.  It  is  a  lesson  which  every  Mason  is  taught  at  one 
of  the  earliest  points  of  his  initiation,  that  he  should  com- 
mence no  important  undertaking  without  first  invoking  the 
blessing  of  Deity.  Hence  the  next  step  in  the  progress  of 
the  opening  ceremonies  is  to  address  a  prayer  to  the 
Supreme  Architect  of  the  Universe.  This  prayer,  although 
offered  by  the  Master,  is  to  be  participated  in  by  every 
brother,  and  at  its  conclusion,  the  audible  response  of  "So 
mote  it  be:     Amen,"  should  be  made  by  all  present. 

8.  The  Lodge  is  then  declared,  in  the  name  of  God 
and  the  Holy  Saints  John,  to  be  opened  in  due  form,  on  the 
first,  second,  or  third  degree  of  Masonry,  as  the  case  may  be. 


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Forms  of  Prayer 


PRAYER  AT  OPENING 

Supreme  Ruler  of  the  Universe!  We  would  rev- 
erently invoke  Thy  blessing  at  this  time.  Wilt  Thou 
be  pleased  to  grant  that  this  meeting,  thus  begun  in 
order,  may  be  conducted  in  peace  and  closed  in 
harmony.    Amen. 

Response:    So  mote  it  be. 


PRAYER  AT  CLOSING 

Supreme  Grand  Master!  Ruler  of  Heaven  and 
Earth!  Now  that  we  are  about  to  separate  and 
return  to  our  respective  places  of  abode,  wilt  Thou 
be  pleased  so  to  influence  our  hearts  and  minds 
that  we  may,  each  one  of  us,  practice  out  of  the 
Lodge  those  great  moral  duties  which  are  incul- 
cated in  it,  and,  with  reverence,  study  and  obey  the 
laws  which  Thou  hast  given  us  in  Thy  Holy  Word. 
Amen. 

Response:    So  mote  it  be. 


BENEDICTION 

May  the  blessing  of  Heaven  rest  upon  us,  and  all 
regular  Masons!  May  Brotherly  Love  prevail,  and 
every  moral  and  social  virtue  cement  us.  Amen. 

Response:   So  m.ote  it  be. 


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Entered  Apprentice's  Degree 


First  Section 

Every  candidate,  before  his  reception,  is  required  to 
make  the  following  declarations  to  the  Senior  Deacon,  in 
the  presence  of  the  Stewards,  in  a  room  adjacent  to  the 
Lodge : 

Do  you  seriously  declare,  upon  your  honor, 
that,  unbiased  by  the  improper  solicitation  of 
friends,  and  uninfluenced  by  mercenary  motives, 
you  freely  and  voluntarily  offer  yourself  a  candi- 
date for  the  mysteries  of  Masonry? 

1  do. 

Do  you  sincerely  declare,  upon  your  honor,  that 
you  are  prompted  to  solicit  the  privileges  of  Ma- 
sonry by  a  favorable  opinion  conceived  of  the  In- 
stitution, and  a  desire  of  knowledge? 

/  do. 

Do  you  seriously  declare,  upon  your  honor,  that 
you  will  cheerfully  conform  to  all  the  ancient 
usages  and  established  customs  of  the  fraternity? 

I  do. 

PRAYER  AT  THE  INITIATION  OF  A  CANDIDATE 

As  Masons,  we  are  taught  never  to  commence  any  great 
or  important  undertaking,  without  first  invoking  the  bless- 
ing of  Deity.  At  the  initiation  of  a  candidate  it  is,  therefore, 
usual  to  make  use  of  the  following 

prayer 
Vouchsafe    thine    aid,    Almighty   Father   of    the 
Universe,  to  this  our  present  convention,  and  grant 
that  this  candidate  for  Masonry  may  dedicate  and 

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devote  his  life  to  Thy  service,  and  become  a  true 
and  faithful  brother  among  us.  Endue  him  with 
a  competency  of  Thy  divine  wisdom,  that  by  the 
secrets  of  our  art  he  may  be  better  enabled  to  dis- 
play the  beauties  of  godliness  to  the  honor  of  Thy 
holy  name.    So  mote  it  be.    Amen. 

CIRCUMAMBULATION 

The  Lodge  represents  the  world;  the  three  principal 
officers  represent  the  sun  in  his  three  principal  positions — 
at  rising,  at  meridian,  and  at  setting.  The  circumambula- 
tion,  therefore,  alludes  to  the  apparent  course  of  the  solar 
orb,  through  these  points,  around  the  world.  This  is  with  us 
its  astronomical  symbolism.  But  its  intellectual  symbolism 
is,  that  the  circumambulation  and  the  obstructions  at  various 
points  refer  to  the  labors  and  difficulties  of  the  student 
in  his  progress  from  intellectual  darkness  or  ignorance  to 
intellectual  light  or  TRUTH. 

The  following  passage  of  Scripture  is  used  during  the 
ceremony: 

Behold,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is  for 
brethren  to  dwell  together  in  unity  1 

It  is  like  the  precious  ointment  upon  the  head, 
that  ran  down  upon  the  beard,  even  Aaron's  beard: 
that  went  down  to  the  skirts  of  his  garments; 

As  the  dew  of  Hermon,  and  as  the  dew  that 
descended  upon  the  mountains  of  Zion:  for  there 
the  Lord  commanded  the  blessing,  even  life  for 
evermore.— Psa//n  cxxxiii. 

THE  SHOCK  OF  ENLIGHTENMENT  . 
The  following  passage  of  Scripture  is  here  used: 
In  the  beginning  God  created  the  heaven  and 
the  earth.  And  the  earth  was  without  form,  and 
void;  and  darkness  was  upon  the  face  of  the  deep. 
And  the  Spirit  of  God  moved  upon  the  face  of  the 
waters.  And  God  said.  Let  there  be  Light:  and  there 
was  lA^i.— Genesis  i,  i-iii. 

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The  Holy  Bible  is  given  to  us  as  the  rule  and 
guide  of  our  faith;  the  Square,  to  square  our  ac- 
tions; and  the  Compasses,  to  circumscribe  our  de- 
sires and  passions  in  due  bounds  with  all  mankind, 
but  more  especially  with  brother  Masons;  and  hence 
the  Bible  is  the  light  which  enlightens  the  path 
of  our  duty  to  God;  the  Square,  that  which  enlight- 
ens the  path  of  duty  to  our  fellow-men;  and  the 
Compasses,  that  which  enlightens  the  path  of  our 
duty  to  ourselves. 

The  lesser  lights  are  intended  to  remind  us  of 
that  symbolism  which  makes  the  Lodge  a  type  of 
the  world;  and  hence  the  Master,  presiding  and  dis- 
pensing light,  may  well  be  compared  to  those 
heavenly  luminaries  which  were  made,  "the  greater 
light  to  rule  the  day,  and  the  lesser  light  to  rule 
the  night;"  and  we  are  thus  reminded,  that  as 
the  sun  rules  the  day  and  the  moon  governs  the 
night,  so  should  the  W.  M.  rule  and  govern  his 
Lodge  with  equal  regularity  and  precision. 


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NOTE. — Errors  are  so  often  made  in  placing  the  lights  around 
the  altar,  that  the  preceding  diagram  is  inserted  for  the  direction  of 
the  Senior  Deacon,  whose  duty  it  is  to  see  that  they  are  properly 
distributed.  The  stars  represent  the  positions  of  the  lights  in  the 
E.,  W.,  and  S.,  and  the  black  dot,  the  place  of  darkness  in  the  N., 
where  there  is  no  light.  The  line  passing  through  these  points  in 
the  diagram  represents  the  limits  of  the  Lodge,  and  shows  that  the 
lights   are   in   the   proper   cardinal   points. 


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When  being  clothed  as  an  Entered  Apprentice,  the  can- 
didate receives  the  following  charge: 

I  present  you  with  this  lambskin  or  white 
leather  apron,  which  is  an  emblem  of  innocence 
and  the  badge  of  a  Mason,  more  ancient  than  the 


Golden  Fleece  or  Roman  Eagle;  more  honorable 
than  the  Star  and  Garter,  or  any  other  order  that 
could  be  conferred  upon  you,  at  this  or  any  other 
future  period,  by  king,  prince,  or  potentate,  or  any 
other  person,  except  he  were  a  Mason  and  in  the 
body  of  a  Lodge,  and  which,  I  trust,  you  will  wear 
with  equal  pleasure  to  yourself  and  honor  to  the 
fraternity. 

The  lamb  has  in  all  ages  been  deemed  an  emblem 
of  innocence;  by  the  lambskin,  the  Mason  is  there- 
fore reminded  of  that  purity  of  life  and  conduct 
which  is  so  essentially  necessary  to  his  gaining 
admission  into  the  celestial  Lodge  above,  where  the 
Supreme  Architect  of  the  Universe  presides. 

THE  WORKING  TOOLS 

The  working  tools  of  an  Entered  Apprentice 
are  the  Twenty-four-inch  Gauge  and  the  Common 
Gavel. 


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The  Twenty- four-inch  Gauge  is  an  instrument 
used  by  operative  masons  to  measure  and  lay  out 
their  work;  but  we,  as  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
are  taught  to  make  use  of  it  for  the  more  noble 
and  glorious  purpose  of  dividing  our  time.  It  be- 
ing  divided   into   twenty-four   equal   parts,   is    em- 

t-t-L   I    I    I    t    t     I     I    I    I     I    I    I     I    I    I    ■     t    I    I    t    t   I 

blematical  of  the  twenty-four  hours  of  the  day, 
which  we  are  taught  to  divide  into  three  equal 
parts;  whereby  are  found  eight  hours  for  the  serv- 
ice of  God  and  a  distressed  worthy  brother;  eight 
for  our  usual  vocations;  and  eight  for  refreshment 
and  sleep. 


The  Common  Gavel  is  an  instrument  made  use 
of  by  operative  masons  to  break  off  the  corners 
of  rough  stones,  the  better  to  fit  them  for  the  build- 
er's use;  but  we,  as  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  are 
taught  to  make  use  of  it  for  the  more  noble  and 
glorious  purpose  of  divesting  our  hearts  and  con- 
sciences of  all  the  vices  and  superfluities  of  life; 
thereby  fitting  our  minds  as  living  stones  for  that 
spiritual  building,  that  house  "not  made  with  hands, 
eternal  in  the  heavens." 

Second  Section 

The  Second  Section  of  this  degree  is  explanatory  of  the 
symbolic  meaning  of  the  ceremonies  through  which  the 
candidate  has  passed. 

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Third  Section 

A  Lodge  is  an  assemblage  of  Masons  duly  con- 
gregated, having  the  Holy  Bible,  Square,  and  Com- 
passes, and  a  Charter  authorizing  them  to  work. 


Every  lawful  assemblage  of  Masons,  duly  con- 
gregated for  work,  will  be  "a  just  and  legally  con- 
stituted Lodge."  It  is  just,  that  is,  regular  and  or- 
derly, when  it  contains  the  requisite  number  to 
form  a  quorum,  and  when  the  Bible,  Square,  and 
Compasses  are  present.  It  is  legally  constituted 
when  it  is  acting  under  the  authority  of  a  Charter, 
which  is  an  instrument  written  and  printed  on 
parchment  or  paper  (but  properly  it  should  be 
on  the  former),  emanating  from  the  Grand  Lodge 
in  whose  jurisdiction  the  Lodge  is  situated,  and 
signed  by  the  grand  officers,  which  authorizes  the 
persons  therein  named,  and  their  successors,  to 
meet  as  Masons  and  perform  Masonic  labor.  As 
no  assemblage  of  Masons  is  legal  without  such  an 
instrument,  it  is  not  only  the  privilege,  but  the 
duty,  of  every  Mason  on  his  first  visit  to  a  strange 
Lodge,  to  demand  a  sight  of  its  Charter;  nor  should 
any  brother  sit  in  a  Lodge  whose  members  are 
unwilling  to  exhibit  the  authority  on  which  they 
act. 

Our  ancient  brethren  met  on  the  highest  hills 
and  in  the  lowest  valleys,  the  better  to  observe  the 
approach  of  cowans  and  eavesdroppers,  and  to 
guard  against  surprise. 

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A  Lodge  is  said,  symbolically,  to  extend  in 
length  from  east  to  west;  in  breadth,  from  north 
to  south;  in  height,  from  the  earth  to  the  highest 
heavens;  in  depth,  from  the  surface  to  the  center. 
And  a  Lodge  is  said  to  be  of  these  vast  dimensions 
to  denote  the  universality  of  Masonry,  and  to  teach 
us  that  a  Mason's  charity  should  be  equally  as  ex- 
tensive. 

A  Lodge  has  three  principal  supports,  which 
are  Wisdom,  Strength,  and  Beauty,  because  it  is 
necessary  that  there  should  be  wisdom  to  contrive, 
strength  to  support,  and  beauty  to  adorn  all  great 
and  important  undertakings.     Of  these,  the  column 

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of  Wisdom  is  situated  in  the  east  part  of  the  Lodge, 
and  is  represented  by  the  W.  M.  because  it  is 
presumed  that  he  has  wisdom  to  devise  labor  for 
the  craft,  and  to  superintend  them  during  the 
hours   thereof;    the  column   of   Strength  is   situated 


in  the  west  part  of  the  Lodge,  and  is  represented 
by  the  S.  W.  because  it  is  his  duty  to  strengthen 
and  support  the  authority  of  the  Master;  and  the 
column  of  Beauty  is  situated  in  the  south  part 
of  the  Lodge,  and  is  represented  by  the  J.  W. 
because  from  his  position  in  the  S.  he  is  the  first 
to  observe  the  meridian  sun,  which  is  the  beauty 
and  glory  of  the  day,  to  call  the  craft  from  labor 
to  refreshment,  to  superintend  them  during  the 
hours  thereof,  to  see  that  none  convert  the  pur- 
poses of  refreshment  into  those  of  intemperance 
or  excess,  and  to  call  them  on  again  in  due  sea- 
son, that  the  M.  W.  may  have  honor,  and  they 
pleasure  and  profit  thereby. 

The  idea  that  the  Lodge  is  a  symbol  of  the  world,  is 
still  carried  out. 

Its  covering  is  no  less  than  a  clouded  canopy 
or  starry  decked  heaven,  where  all  good  Masons 
hope  at  last  to  arrive,  by  the  aid  of  that  theolog- 
ical ladder  which  Jacob,  in  his  vision,  saw  ascend- 
ing   from    earth    to    heaven,    the    three    principal 

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rounds  of  which  are  denominated  Faith,  Hope, 
and  Charity,  and  which  admonish  us  to  have  faith 
in  God,  hope  of  immortality,  and  charity  to  all 
mankind. 

The  greatest  of  these  is  Charity;  for  our  Faith 
may  be  lost  in  sight;  Hope  ends  in  fruition;  but 
Charity  extends  beyond  the  grave,  through  the 
boundless  realms  of  eternity. 


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The  furniture  of  a  Lodge  consists  of  a  H0I3" 
Bible,  Square,  and  Compasses. 

The  Holy  Bible  is  dedicated  to  God;  the  Square, 
to  the  Master;  and  the  Compasses,  to  the  craft. 

The  Bible  is  dedicated  to  God,  because  it  is  the 
inestimable  gift  of  God  to  man;  *  *  *  the  Square, 
to  the  Master,  because  it  is  the  proper  Masonic 
emblem  of  his  office;  and  the  Compasses,  to  the 
craft,  because,  by  a  due  attention  to  their  use, 
they  are  taught  to  circumscribe  their  desires,  and 
keep  their  passions  within  due  bounds. 

The  ornaments  of  a  Lodge  are  the  Mosaic  Pave- 
ment, the  Indented  Tessel,  and  the  Blazing  Star. 
The  Mosaic  pavement  is  a  representation  of  the 
ground  floor  of  King  Solomon's  Temple;  and  the 
indented  tessel,  of  that  beautiful  tessellated  border 
or  skirting  which  surrounded  it. 

The  Mosaic  pavement  is  emblematical  of  hu- 
man life,  checkered  with  good  and  evil;  the  beau- 
tiful   border    which    surrounds    it    is  emblematical 


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of  those  manifold  blessings  and  comforts  which 
surround  us,  and  which  we  hope  to  obtain  by  a 
faithful  reliance  on  Divine  Providence,  which  is 
hieroglyphically  represented  by  the  blazing  star 
in  the  center. 


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Mosaic  Pavements,  consisting  of  stones  of  various  col- 
ors, so  disposed  as  to  represent  different  shape  or  forms, 
were  common  in  the  temples  of  the  ancients.  Fellows  says 
that  they  represented  the  variegated  face  of  the  earth  in  the 
places  where  the  ancients  formerly  held  their  religious 
assemblies.  The  true  derivation  of  the  word  is  unknown, 
or  at  least  unsettled. 

The  Indented  Tessel  is  a  border  of  stones,  of  various 
colors,  placed  around  the  pavement.  Tessel,  from  the  Latin 
tessella,  means  a  little  square  stone,  and  to  indent  is  to  cut 
or  notch  a  margin  into  inequalities  resembling  teeth.  A 
tessellated  border  is,  therefore,  a  notched  border  of  varie- 
gated colors. 

The  Blazing  Star  is  said  by  Webb  to  be  "commemorative 
of  the  star  which  appeared  to  guide  the  wise  men  of  the 
East  to  the  place  of  our  Savior's  nativity."  This,  which  is 
one  of  the  ancient  interpretations  of  the  symbol,  being  con- 
sidered as  too  sectarian  in  its  character,  and  unsuitable 
to  the  universal  religion  of  Masonry,  has  been  omitted  since 
the  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lecturers  at  Baltimore  in  1842. 


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A  Lodge  has  three  symbolic  lights;  one  of  these 
is  in  the  East,  one  in  the  West,  and  one  in  the 
South.  There  is  no  light  in  the  north,  because 
King   Solomon's  Temple,   of  which   every  Lodge  is 


a  representation,  was  placed  so  far  north  of  the 
ecliptic,  that  the  sun  and  moon,  at  their  meridian 
height,  could  dart  no  rays  into  the  northern  part 
thereof.  The  north  we  therefore  masonically  call 
a  place  of  darkness. 

The  three  lights,  like  the  three  principal  officers  and  the 
three  principal  supports,  refer  undoubtedly  to  the  three  sta- 
tions of  the  sun — its  rising  in  the  east,  its  meridian  in  the 
south,  and  its  setting  in  the  west — and  thus  the  symbolism 
of  the  Lodge,  as  typical  of  the  world,  continues  to  be  pre- 
served. 

A  Lodge  has  six  jewels;  three  of  these  are  im- 
movable and  three  movable. 

The  immovable  jewels  are  the  Square,  Level, 
and  Plumb. 

The  square  inculcates  morality;  the  level,  equal- 
ity; and  the  plumb,  rectitude  of  conduct. 


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They  are  called  immovable  jewels  because  they 
are  always  to  be  found  in  the  East,  West,  and 
South  parts  of  the  Lodge,  being  worn  by  the  offi- 
cers in  those  respective  stations. 

The  movable  jewels  are  the  Rough  Ashlar,  the 
Perfect  Ashlar,  and  the  Trestle-Board. 


The  rough  ashlar  is  a  stone  as  taken  from  the 
quarry  in  its  rude  and  natural  state. 

The  perfect  ashlar  is  a  stone  made  ready  by 
the  hands  of  the  workmen,  to  be  adjusted  by  the 
working  tools  of  the  fellow-craft.  The  trestle- 
board  is  for  the  master  workman  to  draw  his  de- 
signs upon. 

By  the  rough  ashlar  we  are  reminded  of  our 
rude  and  imperfect  state  by  nature;  by  the  per- 
fect ashlar,  that  state  of  perfection  at  which  we 
hope  to  arrive  by  a  virtuous  education,  our  own 
endeavors,  and  the  blessing  of  God;  and  by  the 
trestle-board  we  are  also  reminded  that,  as  the 
operative  workman  erects  his  temporal  building 
agreeably  to  the  rules  and  designs  laid  down  by 
the  master  on  his  trestle-board,  so  should  we,  both 
operative  and  speculative,  endeavor  to  erect  our 
spiritual   building   agreeably   to   the  rules    and   de- 


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signs  laid  down  by  the  Supreme  Architect  of  the 
Universe,  in  the  great  books  of  nature  and  revela- 
tion, which  are  our  spiritual,  moral,  and  Masonic 
trestle-board. 


A  Lodge  is  situated  due  east  and  west,  because, 
when  Moses  crossed  the  Red  Sea,  being  pursued 
by  Pharaoh  and  his  host,  he  erected  on  the  other 
side,  by  divine  command,  a  tabernacle,  which  he 
placed  due  east  and  west,  to  receive  the  first  rays 
of  the  rising  sun,  and  to  commemorate  that  mighty 
east  wind  by  which  their  miraculous  deliverance 
was  effected.  This  tabernacle  was  an  exact  pat- 
tern of  King  Solomon's  Temple,  of  which  every 
Lodge  is  a  representation,  and  it  is,  or  ought,  there- 
fore, to  be  placed  due  east  and  west. 

Our  ancient  brethren  dedicated  their  Lodges  to 
King  Solomon,  because  he  was  our  first  Most  Ex- 
cellent Grand  Master;  but  modern  Masons  dedi- 
cate theirs  to  St.  John  the  Baptist  and  St.  John  the 
Evangelist,  who  were  two  eminent  patrons  of  Ma- 
sonry; and  since  their  time  there  is  represented, 
in  every  regular  and  well-governed  Lodge,  a  cer- 
tain point  within  a  circle,  embordered  by  two  per- 

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pendicular  parallel  lines,  representing  St.  John  the 
Baptist  and  St.  John  the  Evangelist;  and  upon  the 
top  rests  the  Holy  Scriptures.  The  point  represents 
an  individual  brother;  the  circle  is  the  boundary 
line,  beyond  which  he  is  never  to  suffer  his  preju- 
dices or  passions  to  betray  him.  In  going  round 
this   circle,   we   necessarily   touch   upon    these   two 


lines,  as  well  as  the  Holy  Scriptures;  and  while  a 
Mason  keeps  himself  circumscribed  within  these 
due  bounds,  it  is  impossible  that  he  should  ma- 
terially err. 

The  three  great  tenets  of  a  Mason's  profession 
are  Brotherly  Love,  Relief,  and  Truth,  which  are 
thus  described: 

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BROTHERLY   LOVE 

By  the  exercise  of  brotherly  love,  we 
are  taught  to  regard  the  whole  human 
species  as  one  family;  the  high  and  low, 
the  rich  and  poor;  who,  as  created  by 
one  Almighty  Parent,  and  inhabitants  of  the  same 
planet,  are  to  aid,  support,  and  protect  each  other. 
On  this  principle,  Masonry  unites  men  of  every 
country,  sect,  and  opinion,  and  conciliates  true 
friendship  among  those  who  might  otherwise  have 
remained  at  a  perpetual  distance. 

RELIEF 

To  relieve  the  distressed,  is  a  duty 
incumbent  on  all  men,  but  particularly 
on  Masons,  who  are  linked  together  by 
an  indissoluble  chain  of  sincere  affec- 
tion. To  soothe  the  unhappy,  to  sympathize  with 
their  misfortunes,  to  compassionate  their  miseries, 
and  to  restore  peace  to  their  troubled  minds,  is  the 
great  aim  we  have  in  view.  On  this  basis  we  form 
our  friendships  and  establish  our  connections. 

TRUTH 

Truth  is  a  divine  attribute,  and  the 
foundation  of  every  virtue.  To  be  good 
and  true,  is  the  first  lesson  we  are  taught 
in  Masonry.  On  this  theme  we  contem- 
plate, and  by  its  dictates  endeavor  to  regulate  our 
conduct;  hence,  while  influenced  by  this  principle, 
liypocrisy  and  deceit  are  unknown  among  us,  sin- 
cerity and  plain-dealing  distinguish  us,  and  the 
heart  and  tongue  join  in  promoting  each  other's 
welfare,  and  rejoicing  in  each  other's  prosperity. 

Every  Mason  has  four  *  *  *  *  which  are 
illustrated  by  the  four  cardinal  virtues,  Temper- 
ance, Fortitude,  Prudence,  and  Justice,  and  are  thus 
explained : 

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TEMPERANCE 

Temperance  is  that  due  restraint  upon 
our  affections  and  passions  which  renders 
the  body  tame  and  governable,  and  frees 
the  mind  from  the  allurements  of  vice. 
This  virtue  should  be  the  constant  practice 
of  every  Mason;  as  he  is  thereby  taught  to 
avoid  excess,  or  contracting  any  licen- 
tious or  vicious  habit,  the  indulgence  of  which 
might  lead  him  to  disclose  some  of  those  valuable 
secrets  which  he  has  promised  to  conceal  and 
never  reveal,  and  which  would  consequently  sub- 
ject him  to  the  contempt  and  detestation  of  all  good 
Masons.     *     *     *     * 

FORTITUDE 

Fortitude  is  that  noble  and  steady  pur- 
pose of  the  mind,  whereby  we  are 
enabled  to  undergo  any  pain,  peril,  or 
danger,  when  prudentially  deemed  expe- 
dient. This  virtue  is  equally  distant  from 
rashness  and  cowardice;  and,  like  the 
former,  should  be  deeply  impressed  upon 
the  mind  of  every  Mason,  as  a  safeguard  or  security 
against  any  illegal  attack  that  may  be  made,  by 
force  or  otherwise,  to  extort  from  him  any  of 
those  valuable  secrets  with  which  he  has  been  so 
solemnly  intrusted,  and  which  were  emblematically 
represented  upon  his  first  admission  into  the  Lodge. 


PRUDENCE 

Prudence  teaches  us  to  regulate  our  lives 
and  actions  agreeably  to  the  dictates  of 
reason,  and  is  that  habit  bv  which  we 
wisely  judge  and  prudentially  determine 
on  all  things  relative  to  our  present  as 
well  as  to  our  future  happiness.    This  vir- 

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tue  should  be  the  peculiar  characteristic  of  every 
Mason,  not  only  for  the  government  of  his  conduct 
while  in  the  Lodge,  but  also  when  abroad  in 
the  world.  It  should  be  particularly  attended  to 
in  all  strange  and  mixed  companies,  never  to  let 
fall    the    least    sign,    token,    or    word    whereby    the 

secrets  of  Masonry  might  be  unlawfully  obtained. 

*     *     *     * 

JUSTICE 

Justice  is  that  standard,  or  boundary  of 
right,  which  enables  us  to  render  to  every 
man  his  just  due,  without  distinction. 
This  virtue  is  not  only  consistent  with 
Divine  and  human  laws,  but  is  the  very 
cement  and  support  of  civil  society;  and 
as  justice  in  a  great  measure  constitutes 
the  real  good  man,  so  it  should  be  the 
invariable  practice  of  every  Mason  never  to  deviate 
from  the  minutest  principles  thereof.     *     *     *     * 

CHARGE 

Brother  : 

As  you  are  now  introduced  into  the  first  princi- 
ples of  Masonry,  I  congratulate  you  on  being 
accepted  into  this  ancient  and  honorable  Order: 
ancient,  as  having  subsisted  from  time  immemorial; 
and  honorable,  as  tending,  in  every  particular,  so 
to  render  all  men  who  will  be  conformable  to  its 
precepts.  No  institution  was  ever  raised  on  a  better 
principle  or  more  solid  foundation;  nor  were  ever 
more  excellent  rules  and  useful  maxims  laid  down 
than  are  inculcated  in  the  several  Masonic  lectures. 
The  greatest  and  best  of  men,  in  all  ages,  have 
been  encouragers  and  promoters  of  the  art,  and  have 
never  deemed  it  derogatory  to  their  dignity  to  level 
themselves  with  the  fraternity,  extend  their  privi- 

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leges,  and  patronize  their  assemblies.  There  are 
three  great  duties  which,  as  a  Mason,  you  are 
charged  to  inculcate— to  God,  your  neighbor,  and 
yourself.  To  God,  in  never  mentioning  his  name 
but  with  that  reverential  awe  which  is  due  from  a 
creature  to  his  Creator;  to  implore  His  aid  in  all 
your  laudable  undertakings,  and  to  esteem  Him  as 
the  chief  good.  To  your  neighbor,  in  acting  upon 
the  square,  and  doing  unto  him  as  you  wish  he 
should  do  unto  you.  And  to  yourself,  in  avoiding 
all  irregularity  and  intemperance,  which  may  impair 
your  faculties,  or  debase  the  dignity  of  your  pro- 
fession. A  zealous  attachment  to  these  duties  will 
insure  public  and  private  esteem. 

In  the  State,  you  are  to  be  a  quiet  and  peaceful 
subject,  true  to  your  government,  and  just  to  your 
country;  you  are  not  to  countenance  disloyalty  or 
rebellion,  but  patiently  submit  to  legal  authority, 
and  conform  with  cheerfulness  to  the  government 
of  the  country  in  which  you  live.  In  your  outward 
demeanor,  be  particularly  careful  to  avoid  censure 
or  reproach. 

Although  your  frequent  appearance  at  our  regu- 
lar meetings  is  earnestly  solicited,  yet  it  is  not 
meant  that  Masonry  should  interfere  with  your  nec- 
essary vocations,  for  these  are  on  no  account  to  be 
neglected;  neither  are  you  to  suffer  your  zeal  for 
the  Institution  to  lead  you  into  argument  with  those 
who,  through  ignorance,  may  ridicule  it. 

At  your  leisure  hours,  that  you  may  improve  in 
Masonic  knowledge,  you  are  to  converse  with  well- 
informed  brethren,  who  will  be  always  as  ready  to 
give,  as  you  will  be  ready  to  receive,  instruction. 

Finally,  keep  sacred  and  inviolable  the  mysteries 
of  the  Order,  as  these  are  to  distinguish  you  from 

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the  rest  of  the  community,  and  mark  your  conse- 
quence among  Masons.  If,  in  the  circle  of  your 
acquaintance,  you  find  a  person  desirous  of  being 
initiated  into  Masonry,  be  particularly  attentive  not 
to  recommend  him  unless  you  are  convinced  he  will 
conform  to  our  rules;  that  the  honor,  glory,  and 
reputation  of  the  Institution  may  be  firmly  estab- 
lished, and  the  world  at  large  convinced  of  its  good 
effects. 


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FEIiliOW-CRAFT'S  DEGREE 


SYMBOLISM   OF  THE  DEGREE 

The  symbolism  of  the  second  degree  essentially  differs 
from  that  of  the  first.  If  the  first  degree  was  typical  of  the 
period  of  youth,  the  second  is  emblematic  of  the  stage  of 
manhood.  Here  new  duties  and  increased  obligations  to 
their  performance  press  upon  the  individual.  The  lessons 
of  wisdom  and  virtue  which  he  has  received  in  youth  are 
now  to  produce  their  active  fruits. 

TITI'I'I'I'l'"]^ 


First  Section 

The  square,  as  a  symbol,  is  peculiarly  appropriated  to 
this  degree.  It  is  intended  to  teach  the  Fellow-craft  that 
the  square  of  morality  and  virtue  should  be  the  rule  and 
guide  of  his  conduct  in  his  transactions  with  all  mankind, 
but  more  especially  with  brother  Masons. 

The  following  passage  of  Scripture  is  introduced  during 
the  ceremonies: 

Thus  he  showed  me :  and,  behold,  the  Lord  stood 
upon  a  wall  made  by  a  plumb-line,  with  a  plumb- 
line  in  his  hand.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Amos, 
what  seest  thou?  And  I  said,  A  plumb-line.  Then 
said  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will  set  a  plumb-line  in 
the  midst  of  my  people,  Israel :  I  will  not  again  pass 
by  them  any  laoYe.—Amos  uii,  vii-viii. 

The  Working  Tools  of  a  Fellow-craft  are  the 
Plumb,  the  Square,  and  the  Level. 

The  Plumb  is  an  instrument  made  use  of  by 
operative    masons     to     raise    perpendiculars;     the 

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Square,  to  square  their  work;  and  the  Level,  to 
lay  horizontals;  but  we,  as  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons, are  taught  to  make  use  of  them  for  more 
noble    and   glorious   purposes:    the  plumb    admon- 


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r 


ishes  us  to  walk  uprightly  in  our  several  stations, 
before  God  and  men,  squaring  our  actions  by  the 
square  of  virtue,  and  remembering  that  we  are 
traveling  upon  the  level  of  time  to  that  undis- 
covered country  from  whose  bourne  no  traveler 
returns. 

THE  PRECIOUS  JEWELS  OF  A  FELLOW-CRAFT 

The  jewels  of  a  Fellow- craft,  like  his  working  tools, 
and  like  every  other  gift  that  he  receives,  are  altogether  of 
a  symbolic  nature.  They  are  lessons  of  instruction  which 
derive  their  name  of  jewels  from  the  moral  value  that  they 
possess.  They  teach  the  candidate  that  the  attentive  ear 
receives  the  sound  from  the  instructive  tongue,  and  the  mys- 
teries of  Freemasonry  are  safely  lodged  in  the  repository 
of  a  faithful  breast.  ' 


Second  Section 

The  second  section  of  this  degree  refers  to  the  com- 
bined operative  and  speculative  origin  of  the  Institution; 
it  details  some  interesting  features  relative  to  the  Temple  of 
Solomon  and  the  usages  of  our  ancient  brethren,  in  the 
course  of  which  the  mind  is  drawn  to  the  contemplation 
of  themes  of  science  and  philosophy. 


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OPERATIVE   MASONRY 

We  work  in  Speculative  Masonry,  but  our  an- 
cient brethren  wrought  in  both  Operative  and 
Speculative.  They  worked  at  the  building  of  King 
Solomon's  Temple,  and  rnany  other  sacred  and 
important  edifices. 

By  Operative  Masonry  we  allude  to  a  proper 
application  of  the  useful  rules  of  architecture, 
whence  a  structure  will  derive  figure,  strength, 
and  beauty,  and  whence  will  result  a  due  pro- 
portion and  a  just  correspondence  in  all  its  parts. 
It  furnishes  us  with  dwellings,  and  with  con- 
venient shelter  from  the  vicissitudes  and  inclemen- 
cies of  the  seasons;  and  while  it  displays  the  ef- 
fects of  human  wisdom,  as  well  in  the  choice  as 
in  the  arrangement  of  the  sundry  materials  of 
which  an  edifice  is  composed,  it  demonstrates  that 
a  fund  of  science  and  industry  is  implanted  in  man 
for  the  best,  most  salutary,  and  beneficent  purposes. 

SPECULATIVE  MASONRY 

By  Speculative  Masonry  we  learn  to  subdue  the 
passions,  act  upon  the  square,  keep  a  tongue  of 
good  report,  maintain  secrecy,  and  practice  charity. 
It  is  so  far  interwoven  with  religion,  as  to  lay  us 
under  obligation  to  pay  that  rational  homage  to 
the  Deity  which  at  once  constitutes  our  duty  and 
our  happiness.  It  leads  the  contemplative  Mason 
to  view,  with  reverence  and  admiration,  the  glori- 
ous works  of  creation,  and  inspires  him  with  the 
most  exalted  ideas  of  the  perfections  of  his  Divine 
Creator. 

In  six  days  God  created  the  heavens  and  the 
earth,  and  rested  upon  the  seventh  day;  the  sev- 
enth, therefore,  our  ancient  brethren  consecrated 
as  a  day  of  rest  from  their  labors;  thereby  enjoy- 

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ing  frequent  opportunities  to  contemplate  the  glori- 
ous works  of  creation,  and  to  adore  their  great 
Creator. 


THE  PILLARS   OF  THE  PORCH 

For  he  cast  two  pillars  of  brass,  of  eighteen  cubits 
high  apiece;  and  a  line  of  twelve  cubits  did  compass  either 
of  them  about. — 1  Kings  vii,  xv. 

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UNITY,  PEACE  AND  PLENTY 


Symbols  of  Unity,  Peace,  and  Plenty 
are    here    introduced    and    explained. 

THE  GLOBES 

The  globes  are  two  artificial 
spherical  bodies,  on  the  convex 
surfaces  of  which  are  represented 
the  countries,  seas,  and  various 
parts  of  the  earth,  the  face  of  the 
heavens,  the  planetary  revolu- 
tions, and  other  particulars. 

THE  USE  OF  THE  GLOBES 
Their  principal  use,  besides 
serving  as  maps  to  distinguish  the 
outward  parts  of  the  earth,  and 
the  situation  of  the  fixed  stars,  is  to  illustrate  and  ex- 
plain the  phenomena  arising  from  the  annual  revo- 
lution and  the  diurnal  rotation  of  the  earth  round 
its  own  axis.  They  are  the  noblest  instruments 
for  improving  the  mind,  and  giving  it  the  most 
distinct  idea  of  any  problem  or  proposition,  as 
well  as  enabling  it  to  solve  the  same.  Contem- 
plating these  bodies,  we  are  inspired  with  a  due 
reverence  for  the  Deity  and  his  works,  and  are 
induced  to  encourage  the  studies  of  astronomy, 
geography,  and  navigation,  and  the  arts  depend- 
ent on  them,  by  which  society  has  been  so  much 
benefited. 


Reference  is  here  made  to  the  Masonic  organization 
into  three  degrees — the  Entered  Apprentice,  the  Fellow- craft, 
and  the  Master  Mason — and  to  its  system  of  government  by 
three  officers— the  Worshipful  Master,  the  Senior  and 
Junior  Wardens. 


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The    five    Orders    of   Architecture    are    next    considered. 


ORDER  IN  ARCHITECTURE 
By  Order  in  Architecture  is  meant  a  system  of 
all  the  members,  proportions,  and  ornaments  of 
columns  and  pilasters;  or  it  is  a  regular  arrange- 
ment of  the  projecting  parts  of  a  building,  which, 
united  with  those  of  a  column,  form  a  beautiful, 
perfect,  and  complete  whole. 

ITS  ANTIQUITY 

From    the  first  formation   of   society.    Order   in 

Architecture   may  be    traced.     When    the   rigor   of 

seasons  obliged  men   to   contrive   shelter  from   the 

inclemency  of  the  weather,  we  learn  that  they  first 

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planted  trees  on  end,  and  then  laid  others  across, 
to  support  a  covering.  The  bands  which  con- 
nected those  trees  at  top  and  bottom  are  said  to 
have  given  rise  to  the  idea  of  the  base  and  capital 
of  pillars;  and  from  this  simple  hint  originally 
proceeded  the  more  improved  art  of  architecture. 

The  five  orders  are  thus  classed:  the  Ionic, 
Doric,  Corinthian,  Tuscan^  and  Composite. 

THE  IONIC 
Bears  a  kind  of  mean  proportion  between  the  more 
solid  and  delicate  orders.  Its  column  is  nine  diam- 
eters high,  its  capital  is  adorned  with  volutes,  and 
its  cornice  has  dentils.  There  is  both  delicacy  and 
ingenuity  displayed  in  this  pillar,  the  invention  of 
which  is  attributed  to  the  lonians,  as  the  famous 
temple  of  Diana  at  Ephesus  was  of  this  order. 
It  is  said  to  have  been  formed  after  the  model 
of  an  agreeable  young  woman,  of  an  elegant  shape, 
dressed  in  her  hair,  as  a  contrast  to  the  Doric  or- 
der, which  was  formed  after  that  of  a  strong,  ro- 
bust man. 

THE  DORIC 
Which  is  plain  and  natural,  is  the  most  ancient, 
and  was  invented  by  the  Greeks.  Its  column  is 
eight  diameters  high,  and  has  seldom  any  orna- 
ments on  base  or  capital,  except  moldings,  though 
the  frieze  is  distinguished  by  triglyphs  and  met- 
opes, and  triglyphs  compose  the  ornaments  of  the 
frieze. 

The  Doric  is  the  best  proportioned  of  all  the 
orders.  The  several  parts  of  which  it  is  composed 
are  founded  on  the  natural  position  of  solid  bodies. 
In  its  first  invention  it  was  more  simple  than  in 
its  present  state.  In  after  times,  when  it  began 
to  be  adorned,  it  gained  the  name  of  Doric;   for 

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when  it  was  constructed  in  its  primitive  and  sim- 
ple form,  the  name  of  Tuscan  was  conferred  on 
it.  Hence  the  Tuscan  precedes  the  Doric  in  rank, 
on  account  of  its  resemblance  to  that  pillar  in  its 
original  state. 

THE  CORINTHIAN 

The  richest  of  the  five  orders,  is  deemed  a  mas- 
terpiece of  art.  Its  column  is  ten  diameters  high, 
and  its  capital  is  adorned  with  two  rows  of  leaves 
and  eight  volutes,  which  sustain  the  abacus.  The 
frieze  is  ornamented  with  curious  devices,  the  cor- 
nice with  dentils  and  modillions.  This  order  is 
used  in  stately  and  superb  structures. 

THE  INVENTION  OF  THIS  ORDER 

It  was  invented  at  Corinth,  by  Callimachus, 
who  is  said  to  have  taken  the  hint  of  the  capital 
of  this  pillar  from  the  following  remarkable  cir- 
cumstance. Accidentally  passing  by  the  tomb  of 
a  young  lady,  he  perceived  a  basket  of  toys  cov- 
ered with  tile,  placed  over  an  acanthus  root,  hav- 
ing been  left  there  by  her  nurse.  As  the  branches 
grew  up,  they  encompassed  the  basket,  till,  arriv- 
ing at  the  tile,  they  met  with  an  obstruction,  and 
bent  downward.  Callimachus,  struck  with  the  ob- 
ject, set  about  imitating  the  figure;  the  vase  of 
the  capital  he  made  to  represent  the  basket;  the 
abacus,  the  tile;  and  the  volutes,  the  bending  leaves, 

THE  TUSCAN 
Is  the  most  simple  and  solid  of  the  five  orders. 
It  was  invented  in  Tuscany,  whence  it  derives  its 
name.  Its  column  is  seven  diameters  high;  and 
its  capital,  base,  and  entablature  have  but  few 
moldings.  The  simplicity  of  the  construction  of 
this  column  renders  it  eligible  where  ornament 
would  be  superfluous. 

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THE  COMPOSITE 
Is  compounded  of  the  other  orders,  and  was  con- 
trived by  the  Romans.  Its  capital  has  the  two 
rows  of  leaves  of  the  Corinthian,  and  the  volutes 
of  the  Ionic.  Its  column  has  quarter-rounds,  as 
the  Tuscan  and  Doric  orders;  is  ten  diameters 
high,  and  its  cornice  has  dentils,  or  simple  mo- 
dillions.  This  pillar  is  generally  found  in  build- 
ings where  strength,  elegance,  and  beauty  are  dis- 
played. 

OF  THE  INVENTION  OF  ORDER  IN  ARCHITECTURE 

The  ancient  and  original  Orders  of  Architecture 
revered  by  Masons,  are  no  more  than  three— the 
Ionic,  Doric,  and  Corinthian^  which  were  invented 
by  the  Greeks.  To  these  the  Romans  have  added 
two:  the  Tuscan,  which  they  made  plainer  than 
the  Doric,  and  the  Composite,  which  was  more 
ornamental,  if  not  more  beautiful,  than  the  Cor- 
inthian. The  first  three  orders  alone,  however, 
show  invention  and  particular  character,  and  es- 
sentially differ  from  each  other;  the  two  others 
have  nothing  but  what  is  borrowed,  and  differ 
only  accidentally;  the  Tuscan  is  the  Doric  in  its 
earliest  state;  and  the  Composite  is  the  Corinthian, 
enriched  with  the  Ionic.  To  the  Greeks,  there- 
fore, and  not  to  the  Romans,  are  we  indebted  for 
what  is  great,  judicious,  and  distinct  in  archi- 
tecture. 

Of  these  five  orders,  the  Ionic,  Doric,  and  Cor- 
inthian, as  the  most  ancient,  are  most  esteemed 
by  Masons.  The  Ionic,  from  the  skill  and  ingenuity 
displayed  in  its  construction,  is  emblematic  of  the 
column  of  Wisdom,  which  is  situated  in  the  east 
part  of  the  Lodge  and  is  represented  by  the 
Worshipful   Master;    the    Doric,   from    the    massive 

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strength  of  its  structure  is  emblematic  of  the 
column  of  Strength,  which  is  situated  in  the  west 
part  of  the  Lodge,  and  is  represented  by  the 
Senior    Warden;    and    the    Corinthian,    from    the 


exuberance  of  its  ornaments,  is  emblematic  of  the 
column  of  Beauty,  which  is  situated  in  the  south 
part  of  the  Lodge,  and  is  represented  by  the  Junior 
Warden. 

OF  THE  SENSES  OF  HUMAN  NATURE 

The  five  Senses  of  Human  Nature,  which  are  Hearing, 
Seeing,  Feeling,  Smelling,  and  Tasting,  are  next  referred 
to  and  described. 

HEARING 
Is  that  sense  by  which  we  distinguish  sounds,  and 
are  capable  of  enjoying  all  the  agreeable  charms 
of  music.  By  it  we  are  enabled  to  enjoy  the  pleas- 
ures of  society,  and  reciprocally  to  communicate 
to  each  other  our  thoughts  and  intentions,  our  pur- 
poses and  desires,  while  thus  our  reason  is  capable 
of  exerting  its  utmost  power  and  energy. 

The  wise  and  beneficent  Author  of  Nature  in- 
tended, by  the  formation  of  this  sense,  that  we 
should  be  social  creatures  and  receive  the  great- 
est and  most  important  part  of  our  knowledge 
by  the  information  of  others.     For  these  purposes, 

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we  are  endowed  with  hearing,  that  by  a  proper 
exertion  of  our  rational  powers,  our  happiness 
may  be  complete. 

SEEING 
Is  that  sense  by  which  we  distinguish  objects,  and 
in  an  instant  of  time,  without  change  of  place  or 
situation,  view  armies  in  battle  array,  figures  of 
the  most  stately  structures,  and  all  the  agreeable 
variety  displayed  in  the  landscape  of  Nature.  By 
this  sense,  we  find  our  way  on  the  pathless  ocean, 
traverse  the  globe  of  the  earth,  determine  its  figure 
and  dimensions,  and  delineate  any  region  or  quar- 
ter of  it.  By  it  we  measure  the  planetary  orbs, 
and  make  new  discoveries  in  the  sphere  of  the 
fixed  stars.  Nay,  more;  by  it  we  perceive  the 
tempers  and  dispositions,  the  passions  and  affec- 
tions, of  our  fellow-creatures,  when  they  wish  most 
to  conceal  them;  so  that,  though  the  tongue  may 
be  taught  to  lie  and  dissemble,  the  countenance 
would  display  the  hypocrisy  to  the  discerning  eye. 
In  fine,  the  rays  of  light  which  administer  to  this 
sense  are  the  most  astonishing  part  of  the  ani- 
mated creation,  and  render  the  eye  a  peculiar  ob- 
ject of  admiration. 

Of  all  the  faculties,  sight  is  the  noblest.  The 
structure  of  the  eye  and  its  appurtenances  evince 
the  admirable  contrivance  of  Nature  for  perform- 
ing all  its  various  external  and  internal  motions, 
while  the  variety  displayed  in  the  eyes  of  different 
animals,  suited  to  their  several  ways  of  life,  clearly 
demonstrates  this  organ  to  be  the  masterpiece  of 
Nature's  work. 

FEELING 
Is  that  sense  by  which  we  distinguish  the  different 
qualities  of  bodies,  such  as  heat  and  cold,  hardness 

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and  softness,  roughness  and  smoothness,  figure, 
solidity,  motion,  and  extension. 

SMELLING 

Is  that  sense  by  which  we  distinguish  odors,  the 
various  kinds  of  which  convey  different  impres- 
sions to  the  mind.  Animal  and  vegetable  bodies, 
and,  indeed,  most  other  bodies,  while  exposed  to 
the  air,  continually  send  forth  effluvia  of  vast 
subtlety,  as  well  in  the  state  of  life  and  growth, 
as  in  the  state  of  fermentation  and  putrefaction. 
These  effluvia  being  drawn  into  the  nostrils  along 
with  the  air,  are  the  means  by  which  all  bodies 
are  smelted.  Hence  it  is  evident  that  there  is  a 
manifest  appearance  of  design  in  the  great  Crea- 
tor's having  planted  the  organ  of  smell  in  the 
inside  of  that  canal  through  which  the  air  con- 
tinually passes  in  respiration. 

TASTING 

Enables  us  to  make  a  proper  distinction  in  the 
choice  of  our  food.  The  organ  of  this  sense  guards 
the  entrance  of  the  alimentary  canal,  as  that  of 
smelling  guards  the  entrance  of  the  canal  for  res- 
piration. From  the  situation  of  both  these  organs, 
it  is  plain  that  they  were  intended  by  Nature  to 
distinguish  wholesome  food  from  that  which  is 
nauseous.  Everything  that  enters  into  the  stomach 
must  undergo  the  scrutiny  of  tasting;  and  by  it 
we  are  capable  of  discerning  the  changes  which 
the  same  body  undergoes  in  the  different  composi- 
tions of  art,  cookery,  chemistry,  pharmacy,  etc. 

Smelling  and  tasting  are  inseparably  connected, 
and  it  is  by  the  unnatural  kind  of  life  men  com- 
monly lead  in  society,  that  these  senses  are  ren- 
dered less  fit  to  perform  their  natural  offices. 

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Of  these  senses,  Hearing,  Seeing,  and  Feeling 
have  always  been  highly  revered  by  Masons.    *    *    *    * 

The  seven  Liberal  Arts  and  Sciences — which  are  Gram- 
mar, Rhetoric,  Logic,  Arithmetic,  Geometry,  Music,  and 
Astronomy —  are  then  described. 

GRAMMAR 
Teaches  the  proper  arrangement  of  words,  accord- 
ing to  the  idiom  or  dialect  of  any  particular  peo- 
ple; and  that  excellency  of  pronunciation  which 
enables  us  to  speak  or  write  a  language  with  ac- 
curacy, agreeably  to  reason  and  correct  usage. 

RHETORIC 
Teaches  us  to  speak  copiously  and  fluently  on  any 
subject,  not  merely  with  propriety  alone,  but  with 
all  the  advantages  of  force  and  elegance,  wisely 
contriving  to  captivate  the  hearer  by  strength  of 
argument  and  beauty  of  expression,  whether  it  be 
to  entreat  or  exhort,  to  admonish  or  applaud. 

LOGIC 
Teaches  us  to  guide  our  reason  discretionally  in 
the  general  knowledge  of  things,  and  directs  our 
inquiries  after  truth.  It  consists  of  a  regular  train 
of  argument,  whence  we  infer,  deduce,  and  con- 
clude, according  to  certain  premises  laid  down, 
admitted,  or  granted;  and  in  it  are  employed  the 
faculties  of  conceiving,  judging,  reasoning,  and 
disposing,  all  of  which  are  naturally  led  on  from 
one  gradation  to  another,  till  the  point  in  ques- 
tion is  finally  determined. 

This  science  ought  to  be  cultivated  as  the 
foundation,  or  ground- work,  of  our  inquiries;  par- 
ticularly in  the  pursuit  of  those  sublime  princi- 
ples which  claim  our  attention  as  Masons. 

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ARITHMETIC 

Teaches  the  powers  and  properties  of  numbers, 
which  are  variously  effected,  by  letters,  tables, 
figures,  and  instruments.  By  this  art,  reasons  and 
demonstrations  are  given  for  finding  out  any  cer- 
tain number  whose  relation  or  affinity  to  another 
is  already  known  or  discovered.  The  greater  ad- 
vancement we  make  in  the  mathematical  sciences, 
the  more  capable  we  shall  be  of  considering  such 
things  as  are  the  ordinary  objects  of  our  concep- 
tions, and  be  thereby  led  to  a  more  comprehensive 
knowledge  of  our  great  Creator  and  the  works  of 
the  creation. 

GEOMETRY 

Treats  of  the  powers  and  properties  of  magnitudes 
in  general,  where  length,  breadth,  and  thickness 
are  considered,  from  a  point  to  a  line,  from  a  line 
to  a  superficies,  and  from  a  superficies  to  a  solid. 

A  point  is  a  dimensionless  figure,  or  an  indi- 
visible part  of  a  space. 

A  line  is  a  point  continued,  and  a  figure  of  one 
capacity,  namely,  length. 

A  superficies  is  a  figure  of  two  dimensions, 
namely,  length  and  breadth. 

A  solid  is  a  figure  of  three  dimensions,  namely, 
length,  breadth,  and  thickness. 

THE  ADVANTAGES  OF  GEOMETRY 

By  this  science  the  architect  is  enabled  to  con- 
struct his  plans  and  execute  his  designs;  the  gen- 
eral, to  arrange  his  soldiers;  the  geographer,  to 
give  us  the  dimensions  of  the  world,  and  all  things 
therein  contained;  to  delineate  the  extent  of  seas, 
and    specify    the    divisions    of    empires,    kingdoms, 

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and  provinces.  By  it,  also,  the  astronomer  is  en- 
abled to  make  his  observations,  and  to  fix  the 
duration  of  time  and  seasons,  years  and  cycles. 

In   fine,   geometry   is    the   foundation    of   archi- 
tecture, and  the  root  of  the  mathematics. 

MUSIC 

Teaches  the  art  of  forming  concords,  so  as  to  com- 
pose delightful  harmony,  by  a  mathematical  and 
proportional  arrangement  of  acute,  grave,  and 
mixed  sounds.  This  art,  by  a  series  of  experi- 
ments, is  reduced  to  a  demonstrative  science,  with 
respect  to  tones  and  the  intervals  of  sound.  It 
inquires  into  the  nature  of  concords  and  discords, 
and  enables  us  to  find  out  the  proportion  between 
them  by  numbers. 

ASTRONOMY 

Is  that  divine  art  by  which  we  are  taught  to  read 
the  wisdom,  strength,  and  beauty  of  the  Almighty 
Creator  in  those  sacred  pages,  the  celestial  hemi- 
sphere. 

Assisted  by  astronomy,  we  can  observe  the  mag- 
nitudes, and  calculate  the  periods  and  eclipses  of 
the  heavenly  bodies.  By  it  we  learn  the  use  of  the 
globes,  the  system  of  the  world,  and  the  prelimi- 
nary laws  of  nature.  While  we  are  employed  in 
the  study  of  this  science,  we  must  perceive  un- 
paralleled instances  of  wisdom  and  goodness;  and, 
through  the  whole  creation,  trace  the  glorious 
Author  by  his  works. 


13a. 


Here  a  symbol  of  Plenty  is  introduced,  and  proper 
explanations  are  given  as  to  the  proper  answers  to  the  fol- 
lowing questions: 

What  does  it  denote? 
How  was  it  represented? 
Why  was  it  instituted? 


The  lecture  next  proceeds  to  illustrate 
THE  MORAL   ADVANTAGES   OF   GEOMETRY 

Geometry,  the  first  and  noblest  of  sciences,  is 
the  basis  on  which  the  superstructure  of  Masonry 
is  erected.  By  geometry,  we  may  curiously  trace 
Nature,  through  her  various  windings,  to  her  most 
concealed  recesses.  By  it  we  may  discover  the 
power,  the  wisdom,  and  the  goodness  of  the  Grand 
Artificer  of  the  Universe,  and  view  with  delight 
the  proportions   which   connect  this  vast  machine. 

140 


By  it  we  may  discover  how  the  planets  move 
in  their  different  orbits,  and  demonstrate  their 
various  revolutions.  By  it  we  account  for  the  re- 
turn of  seasons,  and  the  variety  of  scenes  which 
each  season  displays  to  the  discerning  eye.     Num- 


illlililSillliJ 


berless  worlds  are  around  us,  all  framed  by  the 
same  Divine  Artist,  which  roll  through  the  vast 
expanse,  and  are  all  conducted  by  the  same  un- 
erring law  of  Nature. 

141 


A  survey  of  Nature,  and  the  observations  of  her 
beautiful  proportions,  first  determined  man  to 
imitate  the  Divine  plan,  and  study  symmetry  and 
order.  This  gave  rise  to  societies,  and  birth  to 
every  useful  art.  The  architect  began  to  design, 
and  the  plans  which  he  laid  down,  being  improved 
by  experience  and  time,  have  produced  works 
which  are  the  admiration  of  every  age. 

The  lapse  of  time,  the  ruthless  hand  of  igno- 
rance, and  the  devastations  of  war,  have  laid  waste 
and  destroyed  many  valuable  monuments  of  an- 
tiquity on  which  the  utmost  exertions  of  human 
genius  have  been  employed.  Even  the  Temple  of 
Solomon,  so  spacious  and  magnificent,  and  con- 
structed by  so  many  celebrated  artists,  escaped 
not  the  unsparing  ravages  of  barbarous  force. 
Freemasonry,  notwithstanding,  has  still  survived. 
The  attentive  ear  receives  the  sound  from  the  m- 
structive  tongue,  and  the  mysteries  of  Freemasonry 
are  safely  lodged  in  the  repository  of  faithful 
breasts.  Tools  and  instruments  of  architecture, 
and  symbolic  emblems,  most  expressive,  are  se- 
lected by  the  fraternity  to  imprint  on  the  mind 
wise  and  serious  truths;  and  thus,  through  a  suc- 
cession of  ages,  are  transmitted,  unimpaired,  the 
most  excellent  tenets  of  our  Institution.    *     *     *     * 


rr J 


The  lecture  closes  by  paying  profound  homage  to  the 
sacred  name  of  the  Grand  Geometrician  of  the  Universe, 
before  whom  all  Masons,  from  the  youngest  E.  A.  who 
stands  in  the  northeast  corner  of  the  Lodge,  to  the  W.  M. 
who  presides  in  the  east,  humbly,  reverently,  and  devoutly 
bow. 


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CHARGE 

Brother  : 

Being  passed  to  the  second  degree  of  Masonry, 
we  congratulate  you  on  your  preferment.  The  inter- 
nal, and  not  the  external,  qualifications  of  a  man 
are  what  Masonry  regards.  As  you  increase  in 
knowledge,  you  will  improve  in  social  intercourse. 

It  is  unnecessary  to  recapitulate  the  duties  which 
as  a  Mason,  you  are  bound  to  discharge,  or  to 
enlarge  on  the  necessity  of  a  strict  adherence  to 
them,  as  your  own  experience  must  have  estab- 
lished their  value.  Our  laws  and  regulations  you 
are  strenuously  to  support,  and  be  always  ready  to 
assist  in  seeing  them  duly  executed.  You  are  not 
to  palliate  or  aggravate  the  offenses  of  your  breth- 
ren; but  in  the  decision  of  every  trespass  against 
our  rules,  you  are  to  judge  with  candor,  admonish 
with  friendship,  and  reprehend  with  justice. 

The  study  of  the  liberal  arts,  that  valuable 
branch  of  education  which  tends  so  effectually  to 
polish  and  adorn  the  mind,  is  earnestly  recom- 
mended to  your  consideration;  especially  the  sci- 
ence of  geometry,  which  is  established  as  the  basis 
of  our  art,  Geometry,  or  Masonry,  originally  synon- 
ymous terms,  being  of  a  divine  and  moral  nature,  is 
enriched  with  the  most  useful  knowledge;  while  it 
proves  the  w^onderful  properties  of  nature,  it  dem- 
onstrates  the   more   important   truths   of   morality. 

Your  past  behavior  and  regular  deportment  have 
merited  the  honor  which  we  have  now  conferred; 
and  in  your  new  character  it  is  expected  that  you 
will  conform  to  the  principles  of  the  Order,  by 
steadily  persevering  in  the  practice  of  every  com- 
mendable virtue.  Such  is  the  nature  of  your  engage- 
ment as  a  Fellow-craft,  and  to  these  duties  you  are 
bound  by  the  most  sacred  ties. 

143 


Master  Mason's  Degree 


SYMBOLISM  OF  THE  DEGREE. 

If  the  first  degree  is  intended  as  a  representation  of 
youth,  and  the  second  of  manhood,  the  third,  or  Master 
Mason,  is  emblematic  of  old  age,  with  its  trials,  its  suffer- 
ings, and  its  final  termination  in  death.  The  time  for  toil- 
ing is  now  over;  the  opportunity  to  learn  has  passed  away; 
the  spiritual  temple  that  we  all  have  been  striving  to  erect 
in  our  hearts  is  now  nearly  completed,  and  the  wearied 
workman  awaits  only  the  word  of  the  Grand  Master  of  the 
Universe,  to  call  him  from  the  labors  of  earth  to  the  eternal 
refreshments  of  heaven. 

This  has  very  properly  been  called  the  sublime  degree 
of  a  Master  Mason,  as  well  for  the  solemnity  of  the  cere- 
monies which  accompany  it,  as  for  the  profound  lessons 
of  wisdom  which  it  inculcates.  The  important  design  of 
the  degree  is  to  symbolize  the  great  doctrines  of  the  resur- 
rection of  the  body  and  the  immortality  of  the  soul. 


First  Section 

The  ceremony  of  raising  a  candidate  to  the  sublime 
degree  of  a  Master  Mason  is  particularly  described  in  the 
first  section,  which,  though  brief,  will  be  found  essentially 
useful. 

Compasses  are  peculiarly  consecrated  to 
this  degree,  because  within  their  ex- 
treme points,  when  properly  extended, 
are  emblematically  said  to  be  inclosed 
the  principal  tenets  of  our  profession, 
and  hence  the  moral  application  of  the 
Compasses,  in  the  third  degree,  is  to  those  precious 
jewels  of  a  Master  Mason— Friendship,  Morality, 
and  Brotherly  Love. 

145 


The  following  passage  of  Scripture  is  introduced  during 
the  ceremonies: 

Remember  now  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy 

youth,  while  the  evil  days  come  not,  nor  the  years 
draw  nigh,  when  thou  shalt  say,  I  have  no  pleasure 
in  them;  while  the  sun,  or  the  light,  or  the  moon, 
or  the  stars,  be  not  darkened,  nor  the  clouds  return 
after  the  rain:  in  the  day  when  the  keepers  of  the 
house  shall  tremble,  and  the  strong  men  shall  bow 
themselves,  and  the  grinders  cease  because  they  are 
few,  and  those  that  look  out  of  the  windows  be 
darkened,  and  the  doors  shall  be  shut  in  the  streets, 
when  the  sound  of  the  grinding  is  low,  and  he  shall 
rise  up  at  the  voice  of  the  bird,  and  all  the  daugh- 
ters of  music  shall  be  brought  low;  also  when  they 
shall  be  afraid  of  that  which  is  high,  and  fears 
shall  be  in  the  way,  and  the  almond  tree  shall 
flourish,  and  the  grasshopper  shall  be  a  burden, 
and  desire  shall  fail :  because  man  goeth  to  his  long 
home,  and  the  mourners  go  about  the  streets:  or 
ever  the  silver  cord  be  loosed,  or  the  golden  bowl 
be  broken,  or  the  pitcher  be  broken  at  the  foun- 
tain, or  the  wheel  broken  at  the  cistern.  Then  shall 
the  dust  return  to  the  earth  as  it  was :  and  the  spirit 
shall  return  unto  God  who  gave  it— Ecclesiastes 
xii,  i-vii. 

The  Working  Tools  of  a  Master 
Mason  are  all  the  implements 
of    masonry    indiscriminately, 
but  more  especially  the  Trowel. 

The  Trowel  is  an  instrument  made  use  of  by 
Operative  Masons,  to  spread  the  cement  which 
unites  a  building  into  one  common  mass;  but  we, 
as  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  are  taught  to  make 
use  of  it  for  the  more  noble  and  glorious  purpose 
of  spreading  the  cement  of  brotherly  love  and  af- 

146 


fection;  that  cement  which  unites  us  into  one 
sacred  band,  or  society  of  friends  and  brothers, 
among  whom  no  contention  should  ever  exist,  but 
that  noble  contention,  or  rather  emulation,  of  who 
can  best  work  and  best  agree. 

Second  Section 

The  second  section  of  this  lecture  is  of  pre-eminent 
importance.  It  recites  the  legend  or  historical  tradition  on 
which  the  degree  is  founded;  a  legend  whose  symbolic 
interpretation  testifies  our  faith  in  the  resurrection  of  the 
body  and  the  immortality  of  the  soul,  while  it  exemplifies 
a  rare  instance  of  virtue,  fortitude,  and  integrity. 

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Mortals,    now    indulge    a    tear, 
For    Mortality    is    here  I 
See   how   wide  her  trophies   wave 
O'er   the    slumbers    of   the   grave! 

Calm,  the   good  man  meets   his   fate, 
Guards    celestial    'round   him   wait  I 
See!  he  bursts  these  mortal  chains. 
And  o'er  death  the  victory  gains. 

147 


Here  another  guest  we  bring — 
Seraphs    of    celestial    wing, 
To  our  funeral  altar  come, 
Waft  this  friend  and  brother  home. 

There,  enlarged,  thy  soul  shall  see 
What    was   veiled    in  mystery; 
Heavenly  glories  of  the  place 
Show  his  Maker   face  to   face. 

Lord  of  all!  below — above — 
Fill  our  hearts  with  truth  and  love; 
When  dissolves  our  earthly  tie, 
Take   us   to   thy   Lodge   on   high. 

Prayer   at  raising  a  brother  to  the  sublime   degree  of 
Master  Mason: 

Thou,  0  God!  knowest  our  down-sitting  and  our 
up-rising,  and  understandest  our  thoughts  afar  off. 
Shield  and  defend  us  from  the  evil  intentions  of  our 
enemies,  and  support  us  under  the  trials  and  afflic- 
tions we  are  destined  to  endure,  while  traveling 
through  this  vale  of  tears.  Man,  that  is  born  of 
woman,  is  of  few  days,  and  full  of  trouble.  He 
Cometh  forth  as  a  flower,  and  is  cut  down;  he  fleeth 
also  as  a  shadow,  and  continueth  not.  Seeing  his 
days  are  determined,  the  number  of  his  months  are 
with  thee;  thou  hast  appointed  his  bounds  that  he 
can  not  pass;  turn  from  him  that  he  may  rest,  till 
he  shall  accomplish  his  day.  For  there  is  hope  of  a 
tree  if  it  be  cut  down,  that  it  will  sprout  again,  and 
that  the  tender  branch  thereof  will  not  cease.  But 
man  dieth  and  wasteth  away;  yea,  man  giveth  up 
the  ghost,  and  where  is  he?  As  the  waters  fail 
from  the  sea,  and  the  flood  decayeth  and  drieth  up, 
so  man  lieth  down  and  riseth  not  up,  till  the  heav- 
ens shall  be  no  more.  Yet,  O  Lord!  have  compas- 
sion on  the  children  of  thy  creation,  administer 
them  comfort  in  time  of  trouble,  and  save  them 
with  an  everlasting  salvation.   So  mote  it  be.  Amen. 

148 


Third  Section 

The  Temple  of  King  Solomon  occupied  seven 
years  in  its  construction,  during  which  time  we 
are  informed  that  it  rained  not  in  the  daytime, 
that  the  workmen  might  not  be  obstructed  in  their 
labor. 

This  famous  fabric  was  supported  by  fourteen 
hundred  and  fifty-three  columns,  and  two  thou- 
sand nine  hundred  and  six  pilasters,  all  hewn  from 
the  finest  Parian  marble. 


It  was  symbolically  supported,  also,  by  three 
principal  columns.  Wisdom,  Strength,  and  Beauty, 
which  were  represented  by  the  three  Grand  Mas- 
ters   *     *     * 

There  were  employed  in  its  building  three 
Grand  Masters;  three  thousand  three  hundred  Over- 
seers, or  masters  of  the  work;  eighty  thousand 
Fellow-crafts;  and  seventy  thousand  Entered  Ap- 
prentices. All  these  were  classed  and  arranged 
by  King  Solomon,  that  neither  envy,  discord,  nor 
confusion  were  suffered  to  interrupt  that  univer- 
sal peace  and  tranquillity  which  pervaded  the 
world  at  this  important  period. 

149 


There  are  in  this  degree  two  classes  of  emblems 
or  symbols,  the  first  of  which  is  monitorial,  and 
consists  of  the  Three  Steps,  the  Pot  of  Incense, 
the  Bee-Hive,  the  Book  of  Constitutions,  guarded 
by  the  Tiler's  Sword,  the  Sword,  pointing  to  a 
Naked  Heart,  the  All-seeing  Eye,  the  Anchor  and 
Ark,  the  Forty-seventh  Problem  of  Euclid,  the 
Hour-Glass,  and  the  Scythe.  They  are  thus  ex- 
plained : 


THE  THREE   STEPS 

Usually  delineated  upon  the  Master's  carpet,  are 
emblematical  of  the  three  principal  stages  of  hu- 
man life,  viz:  Youth,  Manhood,  and  Age.  In  Youth, 
as  Entered  Apprentices,  we  ought  industriously  to 
occupy  our  minds  in  the  attainment  of  useful 
knowledge;  in  Manhood,  as  Fellow-crafts,  we  should 
apply  our  knowledge  to  the  discharge  of  our  re- 
spective duties  to  God,  our  neighbor,  and  our- 
selves; so  that  in  Age,  as  Master  Masons,  we  may 
enjoy  the  happy  reflections  consequent  on  a  well- 
spent  life,  and  die  in  the  hope  of  a  glorious  immor- 
tality. 

150 


THE  POT  OF  INCENSE 
Is  an  emblem  of  a  pure  heart,  which  is  always  an 
acceptable  sacrifice  to  the  Deity;  and  as 
this  glows  with  fervent  heat,  so  should 
our  hearts  continually  glow  with  grati- 
tude to  the  great  beneficent  Author  of 
our  existence,  for  the  manifold  blessings 
and  comforts  we  enjoy. 

THE  BEE-HIVE 
Is  an  emblem  of  industry,  and  recommends  the 
practice  of  that  virtue  to  all  cre- 
ated beings,  from  the  highest 
seraph  in  heaven  to  the  lowest 
reptile  of  the  dust.  It  teaches  us, 
that  as  we  came  into  the  world  rational  and  intel- 
ligent beings,  so  we  should  ever  be  industrious 
ones;  never  sitting  down  contented  while  our  fel- 
low-creatures  around  us  are  in  want,  when  it  is 
in  our  power  to  relieve  them  without  inconvenience 
to  ourselves. 

BOOK    OF    CONSTITUTIONS,    GUARDED    BY    THE 

TILER'S   SWORD 

Reminds  us  that  we  should  be  ever  watchful  and 
guarded  in  our  words  and  actions, 
particularly  when  before  the  enemies 
of  Masonry;  ever  bearing  in  remem- 
brance those  truly  Masonic  virtues, 
silence  and  circumspection. 

THE    SWORD,    POINTING    TO    A    NAKED    HEART 

Demonstrates  that  justice  will  sooner 
or  later  overtake  us;  and  although 
our  thoughts,  words,  and  actions  may 
be  hidden  from  the  eyes  of  men,  yet 
that  All-Seeing  Eye,  whom  the  Sun, 
Moon,  and  Stars  obey,  and  under  whose  watchful 

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care  even  Comets  perform  their  stupendous  revo- 
lutions, pervades  the  inmost  recesses  of  the  hu- 
man Heart,  and  will  reward  us  according  to  our 
merits. 


THE  ANCHOR  AND  ARK 

Are  emblems  of  a  well-grounded  hope  and  a  well- 
spent  life.  They  are  em- 
blematical of  that  divine 
^Ark  which  safely  wafts 
us  over  this  tempestuous 
sea  of  troubles,  and  that  Anchor  which 
shall  safely  moor  us  in  a  peaceful  harbor,  where 
the  wicked  cease  from  troubling,  and  the  weary  shall 
find  rest. 


* 


THE  FORTY-SEVENTH  PROBLEM  OF  EUCLID 

This  was  an  invention  of  our  ancient  friend  and 
brother,  the  great  Pythagoras,  who,  in 
his  travels  through  Asia,  Africa,  and 
Europe,  was  initiated  into  several  or- 
ders of  priesthood,  and  raised  to  the 
sublime  degree  of  a  Master  Mason.  This 
wise  philosopher  enriched  his  mind  abundantly  in  a 
general  knowledge  of  things,  and  more  especially  in 
Geometry    or   Masonry.     On    this    subject   he    drew 

♦This  problem  is  thus  enunciated  by  Euclid:  "In  any  right- 
angled  triangle,  the  square  which  is  described  upon  the  side  sub- 
tending the  right  angle  is  equal  to  the  sum  of  the  squares  described 
upon  the  sides  which  contain  the  right  angle." — Euclid,  Book  I., 
Prob.    47. 

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out  many  problems  and  theorems;  and  among  the 
most  distinguished  he  erected  this,  when,  in  the 
joy  of  his  heart,  he  exclaimed.  Eureka,  in  the  Gre- 
cian language  signifying  /  have  found  it;  and  upon 
the  discovery  of  which  he  iiS  said  to  have  sacrificed 
a  hecatomb.  It  teaches  Masons  to  be  general  lovers 
of  the  arts  and  sciences. 

THE  HOUR-GLASS 
Is  an  emblem  of  human  life.  Behold!  how  swiftly 
the  sands  run,  and  how  rapidly  our 
lives  are  drawing  to  a  close.  We 
can  not  without  astonishment  be- 
hold the  little  particles  which  are 
contained  in  this  machine;  how  they  pass  away 
almost  imperceptibly;  and  yet,  to  our  surprise,  in 
the  short  space  of  an  hour  they  are  all  exhausted. 
Ihus  wastes  man!  Today  he  puts  forth  the  ten- 
der leaves  of  hope;  to-morrow  blossoms,  and  bears 
his  blushing  honors  thick  upon  him;  the  next  day 
comes  a  frost,  which  nips  the  shoot;  and  when 
he  thinks  his  greatness  is  still  aspiring,  he  falls, 
like  autumn   leaves,    to    enrich    our   mother   earth. 

THE  SCYTHE 

Is  an  emblem  of  time,  which  cuts  the  brittle  thread 

of  life,  and  launches  us  into  eter- 
nity. Behold!  what  havoc  the 
scythe  of  Time  makes  among  the 
human  race!  If  by  chance  we 
should  escape  the  numerous  evils 
incident  to  childhod  and  youths 
and  with  health  and  vigor  arrive 
at  the  years  of  manhood;  yet,  withal,  we  must  soon 
be  cut  down  by  the  all-devouring  scythe  of  Time, 
and  be  gathered  into  the  land  where  our  fathers 
have  gone  before  us. 

153 


CHARGE 
Brother  : 

Your  zeal  for  the  institution  of  Masonry,  the 
progress  you  have  made  in  its  mysteries,  and  your 
conformity  to  our  regulations,  have  pointed  you  out 
as  a  proper  object  of  our  favor  and  esteem.  You  are 
now  bound  by  duty,  honor,  and  gratitude  to  be  faith- 
ful to  your  trust;  to  support  the  dignity  of  your  char- 
acter on  every  occasion;  and  to  enforce,  by  precept 
and  example,  obedience  to  the  tenets  of  the  Order. 

In  the  character  of  a  Master  Mason,  you  are 
authorized  to  correct  the  errors  and  irregularities 
of  your  uninformed  brethren,  and  to  guard  them 
against  a  breach  of  fidelity.  To  preserve  the  repu- 
tation of  the  fraternity  unsullied,  must  be  your  con- 
stant care;  and  for  this  purpose  it  is  your  province 
to  recommend  to  your  inferiors,  obedience  and  sub- 
mission; to  your  equals,  courtesy  and  affability; 
to  your  superiors,  kindness  and  condescension. 
Universal  benevolence  you  are  always  to  inculcate, 
and  by  the  regularity  of  your  own  behavior  afford 
the  best  example  for  the  conduct  of  others  less 
informed.  The  ancient  landmarks  of  the  Order, 
intrusted  to  your  care,  you  are  carefully  to  pre- 
serve; and  never  suffer  them  to  be  infringed,  or 
countenance  a  deviation  from  the  established  usages 
and  customs  of  the  fraternity. 

Your  virtue,  honor,  and  reputation  are  con- 
cerned in  supporting  with  dignity  the  character 
you  now  bear.  Let  no  motive,  therefore,  make  you 
swerve  from  your  duty,  violate  your  vows,  or  betray 
your  trust;  but  be  true  and  faithful,  and  imitate 
the  example  of  that  celebrated  artist  whoin  you  have 
this  evening  represented.  Thus  you  will  render  your- 
self deserving  of  the  honor  which  we  have  conferred, 
and   merit   the   confidence    that  we   have   reposed. 

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Ancient  Ceremonies 
OF  THE  Order 


Ancient  Ceremonies 

or  THE  ORDER 


CONSECRATION,  DEDICATION,  CONSTITUTION,  AND 

INSTALLATION  OF  THE  OFFICERS  OF 

A    NEW    LODGE 

A  thorough  knowledge  of  these  ceremonies  is  of  the 
highest  importance. 

They  should  be  well  understood  by  every  Master  of  a 
Lodge.  They  treat  of  the  government  of  the  society;  the 
disposition  of  its  rulers,  and  illustrate  their  proper  func- 
tions and  qualifications. 

Any  number  of  Master  Masons,  not  less  than  twelve, 
having  determined  to  form  a  new  Lodge,  must  apply  by 
petition  to  the  Grand  Master,  which  petition  should  be 
in  the  following  words: 

To  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master  of  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon: 
The  petition  of  the  undersigned  respectfully 
showeth,  that  they  are  regular  Freemasons,  and 
are  at  present  or  have  been  members  of  regular 
Lodges;  that  having  the  prosperity  of  the  fraternity 
at  heart,  they  are  willing  to  exert  their  best  endeav- 
ors to  promote  and  diffuse  the  genuine  principles 
of  Freemasonry;  that  for  the  conveniency  of  their 
respective  dwellings  [otherwise,  stating  the  cir- 
cumstances of  the  case],  and  for  other  good  reasons, 
they  have  agreed  to  form  a  new  Lodge;  that  in 
consequence  of  this  resolution,  they  pray  the  Most 
Worshipful  Grand  Master  for  a  dispensation  to 
empower  them  to  assemble  as  a  regular  Lodge 
at and  there  to  discharge  the  duties 

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of  Freemasonry  in  a  regular  and  constitutional 
manner,  according  to  the  ancient  usages  of  the 
Order,  and  the  rules  and  regulations  of  The  Grand 
Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of 
Oregon;  that  they  have  nominated  and  do  recom- 
mend A.  B.  to  be  the  First  Master,  and  C.  D.  to  be 
the  first  Senior  Warden,  and  E.  F.  the  first  Junior 
Warden  of  the  said  Lodge;  and  the  prayer  of 
this  petition  being  granted,  they  promise  strict  con- 
formity to  every  regular  edict  and  command  of  the 
Grand  Master,  and  to  the  constitutions,  laws,  and 
regulations  of  The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free 
and   Accepted  Masons  of   Oregon. 

This  petition  must  be  signed  by,  at  least,  twelve  regular 
Master  Masons,  and  be  recommended  by  the  nearest  Lodge, 
and  be  delivered  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  who  shall  present 
it  to  the  Grand  Master,  or,  in  his  absence,  to  the  Deputy 
Grand  Master.  If  the  application  shall  be  approved,  the 
Grand  Secretary  is  ordered  to  grant  a  dispensation  in  the 
following  words: 

To  all  whom   it  may  concern: 

Whereas,  we  Most  Worshipful  Grand 

Master  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of 
Oregon,  have  received  a  petition  from  a  constitu- 
tional number  of  brethren  who  have  been  regularly 
vouched  for  and  recommended,  which  petition  sets 
forth  that  they  are  desirous  of  establishing  a  new 
Lodge  at under  our  Masonic  jurisdic- 
tion, and  requesting  a  dispensation  for  the  same; 
and  whereas  there  appears  to  us  good  and  suffi- 
cient cause  for  granting  the  prayer  of  the  said  peti- 
tion- 
Now  know  ye,  that  we,  the  Most  Worshipful 
Grand  Master  aforesaid,  by  virtue  of  the  powers 
in  us  vested  by  the  Ancient  Constitutions  of  the 
Order,     do    hereby    grant    this    our    dispensation, 

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authorizing  and  empowering  Brother  

to  act  as  Worshipful  Master,  Brother  

to  act  as  Senior  Warden,  and  Brother 

to  act  as  Junior  Warden  of  a  Lodge,   to  be  held 

under  our  jurisdiction  at   and  to  be 

known  as    Lodge.    And  we  further 

authorize  and  empower  the  said  brethren  to  Enter, 
Pass,  and  Raise  Freemasons  according  to  the 
Ancient  Constitutions  of  the  Order,  the  customs  and 
usages  of  the  craft,  and  the  rules  and  regulations 
of  The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  of  Oregon,  and  not  otherwise.  And  this  our 
dispensation  shall  continue  of  force  until  the  Grand 
Lodge  shall  grant  a  Charter  for  the  same,  or  this 
dispensation  be  revoked  by  us  or  by  the  Grand 
Lodge  aforesaid. 

Given  under  our  hand  and  the  seal  of  The  Grand 

[l.  s.]        Lodge,  at  the  Grand  East  of this 

. . .  .day  of A.:.  L. :.  59 


Grand  Secretary.  Grand  Master. 

A  Lodge  thus  organized  is  said  to  be  a  Lodge  under 
dispensation;  and  having  been  erected  for  a  special  pur- 
pose, is  possessed  of  very  limited  powers.  It  is  simply  the 
creature  of  the  Grand  Master,  and  depends  on  his  will  for 
the  duration  of  its  existence.  It  can  make  no  by-laws,  but 
is  governed  by  the  general  constitutions  of  the  Order,  and 
the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  It  can  not 
elect  officers.  The  Master  and  Wardens  are  appointed  by 
the  Grand  Master  in  the  dispensation,  and  whatever  other 
officers  are  necessary  for  carrying  on  the  business  of  the 
Lodge  must  be  appointed  temporarily  by  the  Master.  As 
there  can  be  no  election,  neither  can  there  be  any  installa- 
tion; for  not  even  are  the  Master  and  Wardens  of  a  Lodge 
under  dispensation  permitted  to  be  thus  solemnly  inducted 
into  office.  A  Lodge  under  dispensation  can  elect  no  mem- 
bers. The  Master  and  Wardens  who  are  named  in  the  act 
of  dispensation,  are,  in  fact,  the  only  persons  recognized 

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as  constituting  the  Lodge.  To  them  is  granted  the  privilege, 
as  proxies  of  the  Grand  Master,  of  making  Masons;  and 
for  this  purpose  they  are  authorized  to  congregate  a  suffi- 
cient number  of  brethren  to  assist  them  in  the  ceremonies. 
But  all  persons  who  have  been  made  Masons  in  a  Lodge 
under  dispensation,  with  all  those  engaged  in  holding  it 
under  the  act  of  dispensation,  become  members  as  soon  as 
it  receives  its  Charter. 

The  act  of  dispensation  continues  of  force,  unless  sooner 
revoked  by  the  Grand  Master,  until  the  next  regular  com- 
munication of  the  Grand  Lodge,  before  whom  the  petition, 
with  the  proceedings  had  thereon,  must  be  laid.  If  the 
Grand  Lodge  approves  of  the  same,  it  will  grant  a  Charter, 
which  is  in  the  following  form: 

CHARTER 
To   all  whom   it  may  concern: 

The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  of  Oregon,  in  Grand  Communication  assem- 
bled, Sends  Greeting: 

Know  ye,  that  we.  The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon,  have  author- 
ized and  empowered,  and  do  hereby  authorize  and 
empower,  our  trusty  and  well-beloved  brethren,  A. 
B.,  Worshipful  Master;  C.  D.,  Senior  Warden;  and 
E.  F.,  Junior  Warden,  to  open  and  hold  a  Lodge 

designated  as    Lodge  No 

under  our  register  and  jurisdiction  at 

in  the  State  of  Oregon. 

And  we  do  further  authorize  and  empower  the 
said  brethren  to  Admit,  Enter,  Pass,  and  Raise 
Freemasons,  according  to  the  most  ancient  customs 
and  usages  of  the  craft,  in  all  ages  and  nations 
throughout  the  world,   and  not  otherwise. 

And  we  do  further  authorize  and  empower  the 
said  brethren,  and  their  successors  in  office,  to  hear 
and  determine  all  and  singular,  matters  and  things, 
relative  to  the  craft,  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
said  Lodge. 

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And  lastly,  we  do  hereby  authorize,  empower, 
and  direct  our  said  trusty  and  well-beloved  breth- 
ren to  install  their  successors  in  office,  after  being 
duly  elected  and  chosen;  to  invest  them  with  all 
the  powers  and  dignities  to  their  offices  respectively 
belonging,  and  to  deliver  to  them  this  Charter; 
and  such  successors  shall,  in  like  manner,  from 
time  to  time,  install  their  successors,  and  proceed 
in  the  premises  as  above  directed;  such  installation 
to  be  upon,  or  immediately  preceding,  the  festival 
of  St.  John  the  Evangelist,  during  the  continuance 
of  the  said  Lodge  forever. 

Provided  always,  that  the  said  above-named 
brethren  and  their  successors  do  pay,  and  cause  to 
be  paid,  due  respect  and  strict  obedience  to  The 
Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
of  Oregon  aforesaid,  and  to  the  rules,  regulations, 
and  edicts  thereof;  otherwise,  this  Charter  to  be 
of  no  force  or  virtue. 

Given  in  open  Grand  Lodge,  and  under  the 
hands  of  our  Grand  Officers,  and  the  seal  of 

our  Grand  Lodge,  at this 

day  of in  the  year  of  Light,  59. . . . 


Grand  Master.  Senior  Grand  Warden. 

[l.  s.]  

Deputy  Grand  Master.   Junior  Grand  Warden. 
Grand  Secretary. 

A  new  Lodge,  for  avoiding  many  irregularities,  should 
be  solemnly  consecrated,  dedicated  and  constituted,  and 
its  officers  installed  by  the  Grand  Master  and  an  occasional 
Grand  Lodge. 

When  a  Charter  is  granted  for  constituting  a  new  Lodge 
at  so  great  a  distance  as  to  render  it  inconvenient  for  the 
Grand  officers  to  attend  the  ceremony,  the  Grand  Master 
may  issue  a  written  instrument  to  some  worthy  brother, 

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who  has  been  regularly  installed  Master  of  a  Lodge,  empow- 
ering him  to  open  an  occasional  Grand  Lodge  and  to  con- 
stitute the  petitioners,  and  install  their  officers  elect,  which 
instrument  is  in  the  following  form: 

To  all  whom  it  may  concern: 

But  more  especially  to  Brothers  A.  B.,  Worship- 
ful Master  elect;  G.  D.,  Senior  Warden  elect,  and 
E.  F.,  Junior  Warden  elect,  and  the  rest  of  the 
brethren  who  have  petitioned  the  Most  Worshipful 
Grand  Master  for  a  Gharter,  to  empower  them  to 
assemble  as  a  regular  Lodge,  under  the  authority 
and  Masonic  jurisdiction  of  The  Grand  Lodge  of 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon, 
the  said  petition  having  been  granted  and  con- 
firmed  by   the    said    Grand   Lodge,    at   an    annual 

communication  held  at  Portland,  on  the 

day  of 59 ... . 

Know  ye,  that  reposing  special  trust  and  con- 
fidence in  the  Masonic  talents,  prudence,  and  integ- 
rity of  our  Worshipful  Brother   we 

have  thought  proper,  ourselves  being  unable  to 
attend,  to  constitute  and  appoint,  and  we  do  hereby 
constitute  and  appoint,  our  said  Worshipful  Brother 

our  proxy,  to  constitute  "in  form" 

the  petitioners  aforesaid  into  a  Lodge,  to  be  known 

and  distinguished  in  our  Begister  as   

Lodge  No and  to  install  their  officers  elect 

agreeably  to  ancient  form  and  the  custom  of  the 
craft;  and  for  so  doing,  this  shall  be  his  sufficient 
warrant. 

Given  under  our  hand  and  seal  of  The  Grand 
[l.  s.]         Lodge    of  Ancient   Free   and   Accepted 

Masons  of  Oregon,  at this 

day  of 59  ... 

Grand  Secretary.  Grand  Master. 

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If  the  Grand  Master  in  person  attends  the  ceremony,  the 
Lodge  is  said  to  be  constituted  in  ample  form;  if  the  Dep- 
uty Grand  Master  only,  it  is  said  to  be  constituted  in  due 
form;  but  if  the  power  of  performing  the  ceremony  be 
vested  in  any  other  person,  it  is  said  to  be  constituted  in 
form. 


CONSECRATION 

On  the  day  and  hour  appointed,  the  Grand  Master  and 
his  officers,  or  their  representatives  and  proxies,  meet  in 
a  convenient  room  near  the  Lodge  to  be  consecrated,  and 
open  in  the  Third  degree. 

After  the  officers  of  the  new  Lodge  are  examined,  they 
send  a  messenger  to  the  Grand  Master,  with  the  following 
message : 

Most   Worshipful    Grand  Master:    The   officers 

and  brethren  of Lodge,  who  are  now 

assembled  at   have  instructed  me  to 

inform  you,  that  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge 
was  pleased  to  grant  them  a  charter,  authorizing 
them  to  form  and  open  a  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free 

and  Accepted  Masons  in  the  town  of   

They  are  now  desirous  that  their  Lodge  should  be 
consecrated,  and  their  officers  installed  in  due 
and  ancient  form;  for  which  purpose  they  are  now 
met,  and  await  the  pleasure  of  the  Most  Worship- 
ful   Grand   Master. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  walk  in  procession  to  the  hall 
of  the  new  Lodge.  When  the  Grand  Master  enters,  the 
private  grand  honors  are  given  by  the  new  Lodge;  the 
officers  of  which  resign  their  seats  to  the  Grand  officers, 
and  take  their  several  stations  on  the  left. 

If  the  ceremonies  are  to  be  performed  in  public,  the 
Grand  Marshal  then  forms  the  procession  in  the  following 
order : 


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THE   NEW   LODGE 

Tiler,  with  a   drawn  sword; 
Stewards,  with  white  rods; 

Master  Masons; 

Junior  and   Senior   Deacons; 

Secretary  and  Treasurer; 

Two  brethren  carrying  the  Lodge; 

Junior  and   Senior  Wardens; 

The  Holy  Writings,  carried  by  the  oldest  or   some 

suitable  member,  not  in  office; 

The  Worshipful  Master; 

Music. 

THE  GRAND  LODGE 

Grand  Tiler,  with  drawn  sword; 
Grand  Pursuivant,  with  sword  of  state; 
-:       A  brother  carrying  a   Golden  Vessel  of  Corn; 
^   Two  brethren,  carrying  the   Silver  Vessels,  one  of 
aa  Wine,  the  other  of  Oil; 

cS  Grand   Secretary; 

S^  Grand  Treasurer; 

A  burning  Taper  borne  by  a  Past  Master; 

A  Past  Master,  bearing  the  Holy  Writings,  Square  and 

Compasses,   supported  by  the  Grand  Stewards 

with  white  rods; 

Two  burning  Tapers,  borne  by  two   Past  Masters; 

The   Tuscan    and    Composite   Orders; 

The  Doric,  Ionic,   and   Corinthian  Orders; 

Past  Grand  Wardens; 

Past  Deputy  Grand  Masters; 

Past   Grand  Masters; 

The  Globes; 

Grand  Chaplain  and  Orator; 

Junior  and  Senior  Grand  Wardens; 

Deputy  Grand  Master; 

The  Master  of  the  oldest   Lodge,  carrying  the 

Book  of  Constitutions; 

Grand  Master, 

supported  by  the  Grand  Deacons. 


The  Marshal  conducts  the  procession  to  the  church  or 
house  where  the  services  are  to  be  performed.  When  the 
front  of  the  procession  arrives  at  the  door,  they  halt,  open 
to  the  right  and  left,  and  face  inward,  while  the  Grand 
Master  and  others,  in  succession,  pass  through  and  enter 
the  house. 

A  platform  is  erected  in  front  of  the  pulpit,  and  pro- 
vided with  seats  for  the  accommodation  of  the  Grand 
Officers. 

The  Holy  Bible,  Square  and  Compasses,  and  Book  of 
Constitutions  are  placed  upon  a  table  in  front  of  the  Grand 
Master;  the  Lodge  is  then  placed  in  the  center,  upon  the 
platform,  covered  with  white  satin  or  linen,  and  encom- 
passed by  the  three  tapers,  and  the  vessels  of  corn,  wine, 
and  oil. 


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The  following  services  then  take  place: 


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Succeed  its  hoped  design, 
And  may  our  Charity  display 

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May  this   fraternal  band, 

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In  union  all  distinguished  stand, 

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Prayer  by  the  Grand  Chaplain. 

An  oration  by  some  competent  brother. 

A  piece  of  music. 

The  Grand  Marshal  forms  the  officers  and  members  of 
the  new  Lodge  in  front  of  the  Grand  Master.  The  Deputy 
Grand  Master  addresses  the  Grand  Master  as  follows: 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master:  A  number  of 
brethren,  duly  instructed  in  the  mysteries  of 
Masonry,  having  assembled  together  at  stated 
periods,  by  virtue  of  a  dispensation  granted  them 
for  that  purpose,  do  now  desire  to  be  constituted 
into  a  regular  Lodge,  agreeably  to  the  ancient  usage 
and  customs  of  the  fraternity. 


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The  dispensation  and  records  are  presented  to  the 
Grand  Master,  who  examines  the  records,  and,  if  found 
correct,  proclaims: 

The   records    appear    to    be    correct,    and    are 

approved.      Upon     due     deliberation,     the     Grand 

Lodge  have  granted  the  brethren  of  this  new  Lodge 

a  Charter,  establishing  and  confirming  them  in  the 

rights  and  privileges  of  a  regular  constituted  Lodge; 

which  the  Grand  Secretary  will  now  read. 

After  the  Charter  is  read,  the  Grand  Master  then  says: 
We    shall    now    proceed,    according    to    ancient 

usage,   to   constitute   these   brethren   into   a  regular 

Lodge. 

Whereupon  the  several  officers  of  the  new  Lodge  deliver 
up  their  jewels  and  badges  to  their  Master,  who  presents 
them,  with  his  own,  to  the  Deputy  Grand  Master,  and  he  to 
the  Grand  Master. 

The  Deputy  Grand  Master  presents  the  Master  elect  to 
the  Grand  Master,  saying: 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master:   I  present  you 

Brother    whom   the  members  of   the 

Lodge  now  to  be  constituted  have  chosen  for  their 
Master. 

The  Grand  Master  asks  the  brethren  if  they  remain 
satisfied  with  their  choice.    [They  bow  in  token  of  assent.] 

The  Master  elect  then  presents,  severally,  his  Wardens 
and  other  officers,  naming  them  and  their  respective  offices. 
The  Grand  Master  asks  the  brethren  if  they  remain  satis- 
fied with  each  and  all  of  them.     [They  bow  his  before.] 

The  officers  and  members  of  the  new  Lodge  form  in 
front  of  the  Grand  Master,  and  the  business  of  Consecration 
Gommences. 

The  Grand  Master,  attended  by  the  Grand  officers,  form 
themselves  in  order  around  the  Lodge — all  kneeling. 

A  piece  of  solemn  music  is  performed  while  the  Lodge 
is  uncovered. 

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After  which  the  first  clause  of  the  consecration  prayer 
is  rehearsed  by  the  Grand  Chaplain,  which  is  as  follows: 

Great  Architect  of  the  Universe!  Maker  and 
Ruler  of  all  words !  deign,  from  thy  celestial  temple, 
from  realms  of  light  and  glory,  to  bless  us  in  all 
the  purposes  of  our  present  assembly!  We  humbly 
invoke  thee  to  give  us  at  this,  and  at  all  times, 
wisdom  in  all  our  doings,  strength  of  mind  in  all 
our  difficulties,  and  the  beauty  of  harmony  in  all 
our  communications!  Permit  us,  0  thou  author  of 
light  and  life,  great  source  of  love  and  happiness, 
to  erect  this  Lodge,  and  now  solemnly  to  consecrate 
it  to  the  honor  of  thy  glory! 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high. 

Response  by  the  Brethren.— As  it  was  in  the 
beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be;  world  without 
end.    Amen. 


The  Deputy  Grand  Master  presents  the  golden  vessel  of 
corn,  and  the  Senior  and  Junior  Grand  Wardens  the  silver 
vessels  of  wine  and  oil,  to  the  Grand  Master,  who  sprinkles 
the  elements  of  consecration  upon  the  Lodge. 

The  Grand  Chaplain  then  continues: 

Grant,  O  Lord  our  God,  that  those  who  are  now 
about  to  be  invested  with  the  government  of  this 
Lodge,  may  be  endued  with  wisdom  to  instruct 
their  brethren   in   all    their   duties.    May   brotherly 

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love,  relief,  and  truth  always  prevail  among  the 
members  of  this  Lodge;  may  this  bond  of  union 
continue  to  strengthen  the  Lodges  throughout  the 
world ! 

Bless  all  our  brethren,  wherever  dispersed;  and 
grant  speedy  relief  to  all  who  are  either  oppressed 
or  distressed. 

We  affectionately  commend  to  thee  all  the  mem- 
bers of  thy  whole  family.  May  they  increase  in 
grace,  in  the  knowledge  of  thee,  and  in  the  love  of 
each  other. 

Finally:  may  we  finish  all  our  work  here  below^ 
with  thy  approbation;  and  then  have  our  transition 
from  this  earthly  abode  to  thy  heavenly  temple 
above,  there  to  enjoy  light,  glory,  and  bliss,  inef- 
fable  and  eternal! 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high. 

Response.— As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now, 
and  ever  shall  be.    So  mote  it  be.    Amen. 

DEDICATION 

The  Grand  Master  then  standing  with  his  hands  stretched 
forth  over  the  Lodge,  exclaims,  in  an  audible  voice: 

To  the  memory  of  the  Holy  Saints  John,  we 
dedicate  this  Lodge.  May  every  brother  revere  their 
character   and  imitate  their   virtue. 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high. 

Response.— As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now, 
and  ever  shall  be;  world  without  end.  So  mote  it 
be.    Amen. 

A  piece  of  music  is  performed  while  the  brethren  of 
the  new  Lodge  advance  in  procession,  to  salute  the  Grand 
Master,  with  their  hands  crossed  upon  their  breasts,  and 
bowing  as  they  pass.  If  ceremonies  are  not  public  give 
Private  Grand  Honors.  Then  they  take  their  places  as  they 
were. 

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CONSTITUTION 

The  Grand  Master  then  rises  and  constitutes  the  new 
Lodge  in  the  following  form,  all  the  brethren  standing  at 
the  same  time. 

In  the  name  of  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand 
Lodge,  I  now  constitute  and  form  you,  my  beloved 
brethren,  into  a  regular  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons.  From  henceforth  I  empower  you 
to  meet  as  a  regular  Lodge,  constituted  in  con- 
formity to  the  rites  of  our  Order,  and  the  charges 
of  our  ancient  and  honorable  fraternity;  and  may 
the  Supreme  Architect  of  the  Universe  prosper, 
direct,  and  counsel  you  in  all  your  doings. 

Response.— So  mote  it  be.   Amen. 

The  public  grand  honors  are  then  given  by  the  brethren. 
But  if  the  ceremonies  are  private  give  the  private  grand 
honors. 

INSTALLATION  OF  THE  OFFICERS  OF  A  NEW  LODGE 

The  Lodge  having  been  thus  Consecrated,  Dedicated, 
and  Constituted,  it  is  next  required  that  the  officers  be 
installed. 

The  Grand  Master  or  presiding  officer  says  to  his 
Deputy : 

Right  Worshipful  Deputy  Grand  Master,  have 
you  carefully  examined  the  Master  nominated  in 
the  Charter,  and  do  you  find  him  well  skilled  in 
the  mystic  art? 

The  Deputy  replies: 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  I  have  carefully 
examined  and  so  find  him. 

The  Grand  Master  says: 

You  will  then  present  him  at  the  pedestal  for 
installation. 

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The  Deputy  taking  the  Master  elect  from  among  his 
fellows,  presents  him  at  the  pedestal,  saying: 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  I  present  my 
worthy  Brother,  A.  B.,  to  be  installed  Worshipful 
Master  of  this  new  Lodge.  I  find  him  to  be  of  good 
morals  and  of  great  skill,  true  and  trusty;  and 
as  he  is  a  lover  of  the  fraternity,  wheresoever  dis^i 
persed  over  the  face  of  the  earth,  I  doubt  not  that 
he  will  discharge  his  duty  with  fidelity  and  with 
honor. 

The  Master  then  faces  his  brethren,  and  the  Grand 
Master  says: 

Brethren,  you  now  behold  before  the  pedestal 
Brother  A.  B.,  who  has  been  duly  nominated  Wor- 
shipful Master  of  this  Lodge,  and  now  declares 
himself  ready  for  installation.  If  any  of  you  have 
any  reasons  to  urge  why  he  should  not  be  installed, 
you  will  make  them  known  now,  or  else  forever 
hereafter  hold  your  peace.  Hearing  no  objections, 
I  shall  proceed  to  install  him. 

The  Master  elect  then  faces  the  Grand  Master,  who  con- 
tinues : 

Brother,  previous  to  your  investiture,  it  is  neces- 
sary that  you  should  signify  your  assent  to  those 
ancient  charges  and  regulations  which  point  out  the 
duty  of  the  Master  of  a  Lodge. 

1.     Do  you  promise  to  be  a  good  man  and  true, 
and  strictly  to  obey  the  moral  law? 
Ans.     I   do. 

IL  Do  you  promise  to  be  a  peaceable  citizen, 
and  cheerfully  to  conform  to  the  laws  of  the  coun- 
try in  which  you  reside? 

Ans.     I   do. 

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III.  Do  you  promise  not  to  be  concerned  in 
plots  and  conspiracies  against  the  government  of 
the  country  in  which  you  live;  but  patiently  to  sub- 
mit to  the  decisions  of  the  law  and  the  constituted 
authorities? 

Ans.     I   do. 

IV.  Do  you  promise  to  pay  proper  respect  to 
the  civil  magistrates,  to  work  diligently,  live  cred- 
itably, and  act  honorably  by  all  men? 

Ans.     I  do. 

V.  Do  you  promise  to  hold  in  veneration  the 
original  rulers  and  patrons  of  the  Order  of  Free- 
masonry, and  their  regular  successors,  supreme  and 
subordinate,  according  to  their  stations;  and  to 
submit  to  the  awards  and  resolutions  of  your  breth- 
ren in  Lodge  convened,  in  every  case  consistent  with 
the  constitutions  of  the  Order? 

Ans.     I  do. 

VI.  Do  you  promise,  as  much  as  in  you  lies,  to 
avoid  private  piques  and  quarrels,  and  to  guard 
against  intemperance  and  excess? 

Ans.     I  do. 

VII.  Do  you  promise  to  be  cautious  in  your  be- 
havior, courteous  to  your  brethren,  and  faithful  to 
your  Lodge? 

Ans.     I  do. 

VIII.  Do  you  promise  to  respect  genuine  and 
true  brethren,  and  to  discountenance  imposters  and 
all  dissenters  from  the  Ancient  Landmarks  and  Con- 
stitutions of  Masonry? 

Ans.     I  do. 

IX.  Do  you  promise,  according  to  the  best  of 
your  abilities,  to  promote  the  general  good  of  soci- 
ety, to  cultivate  the  social  virtues,  and  to  propagate 

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the  knowledge  of  the  mystic  art,  according  to  our 
statutes? 

Ans.     I  do. 

X.  Do  you  promise  to  pay  homage  to  the  Grand 
Master  for  the  time  being,  and  to  his  officers  when 
duly  installed;  and  strictly  to  conform  to  every  edict 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  or  General  Assembly  of  Masons 
that  is  not  subversive  of  the  principles  and  ground- 
work of  Masonry? 

Ans.     I  do. 

XI.  Do  you  admit  that  it  is  not  in  the  power  of 
any  man,  or  body  of  men,  to  make  innovations  in 
the  body  of  Masonry? 

Ans.     I  do. 

XII.  Do  you  promise  a  regular  attendance  on 
the  committees  and  communications  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  on  receiving  proper  notice;  and  to  pay  atten- 
tion to  all  the  duties  of  Masonry,  on  convenient  oc- 
casions? 

Ans.     I  do. 

XIII.  Do  you  admit  that  no  new  Lodge  can  be 
formed  without  permission  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  and 
that  no  countenance  ought  to  be  given  to  any  irreg- 
ular Lodge,  or  to  any  person  clandestinely  initiated 
therein,  as  being  contrary  to  the  ancient  charges  of 
the  Order? 

Ans.     I  do. 

XIV.  Do  you  admit  that  no  person  can  be  regu- 
larly made  a  Freemason  in,  or  admitted  a  member 
of,  any  regular  Lodge,  without  previous  notice,  and 
due  inquiry  into  his  character? 

Ans.     I  do. 

XV.  Do  you  agree  that  no  visitors  shall  be  re- 
ceived into  your  Lodge  without  due  examination, 

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and  producing  proper  vouchers  of  their  having  been 
initiated  in  a  regular  Lodge? 
Ans.     I  do. 

These  are  the  regulations  of  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons. 

The  presiding  officer  then  addresses  the  Master  as 
follows : 

Do  you  submit  to  these  charges,  and  promise  to 
support  these  regulations,  as  Masters  have  done  in 
all  ages  before  you? 

The  Master  is  to  answer,  /  do. 

The  presiding  officer  then  addresses  him: 
Brother  A.  B.,  in  consequence  of  your  cheerful 
conformity  to  the  charges  and  regulations  of  the 
Order,  you  are  now  to  be  installed  Master  of  this 
new  Lodge,  in  full  confidence  of  your  care,  skill,  and 
capacity  to  govern  the  same. 

The  new  Master  is  then  regularly  invested  with  the  in- 
signia of  his  office,  and  the  furniture  and  implements  of 
his  Lodge,  accompanied  by  the  following  charge: 


fflii|i|i|i|'i'j;M'fi'|'i'|'i'i'i'j'i'jM'"i^ 


The  Holy  Writings,  that  Great  Light  in  Masonry, 
will  guide  you  to  all  truth;  it  will  direct  your  path 
to  the  temple  of  happiness,  and  point  out  to  you  the 
whole  duty  of  man. 

The  Square  teaches  us  to  regulate  our  actions  by 
rule  and  line,  and  harmonize  our  conduct  by  the 
principles  of  morality  and  virtue. 


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-L  '     I     '     '     '    I     t     I     '     '     ■     '     ' 


!l 


The  Compasses  teach  us  to  limit  our  desires  in 
every  station;  that  rising  to  eminence  by  merit,  we 
may  live  respected  and  die  regretted. 

The  Rule  directs  that  we  should  punctually  ob- 
serve our  duty;  press  for- 
ward in  the  path  of  virtue, 
and  neither  inclining  to  the  right  nor  to  the  left,  in 
all  our  actions  have  eternity  in  view. 

The  Line  teaches  the  criterion  of  moral  rectitude, 
to  avoid  dissimulation  in  conversation  and  ac- 
tion, and  to  direct  our  steps  to  the  path  which  ^£C 
leads  to  a  glorious  immortality.  I 

The  Book  of  Constitutions  you  are 
to  search  at  all  times.  Cause  it  to  be 
frequently  read,  that  none  may  pre- 
tend ignorance  of  the  excellent  pre- 
cepts which  it  enjoins. 

You  now  receive  the  Charter,  by 
the  authority  of  which  this  Lodge  is 
held.  You  are  carefully  to  preserve 
and  duly  transmit  it  to  your  succes- 
sor in  office. 

You  will  also  receive  in  charge  the 
By-laws  of  your  Lodge,  which  you 
are  to  see  carefully  and  punctually 
executed. 

The  new  Master  is  then  placed  on  the  left  hand  of  the 
Grand  Master,  who,  calling  up  the  brethren,  says: 
Brethren,  behold  your  Master! 
Master,  behold  your  brethren! 

And  then  the  brethren  salute  him  with  the  appropriate 
grand  honors  of  Masonry. 

Where  the  ceremony  is  performed  in  a  tiled  Lodge  the 
private  grand  honors  are  given,  but  when  in  a  church  or 
other  public  building,  the  public  grand  honors,  of  course, 
are  only  to  be  given. 

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The  following  charge  is  then   read  to  the  Worshipful 
Master  elect: 


Worshipful  Master:  Being  appointed  Master  of 
this  Lodge,  you  can  not  be  insensible  of  the  obliga- 
tions which  devolve  upon  you  as  its  head,  nor  of 
your  responsibility  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  the 
important  duties  annexed  to  your  appointment. 

The  honor,  reputation,  and  usefulness  of  your 
Lodge  will  materially  depend  on  the  skill  and  assi- 
duity with  which  you  manage  its  concerns ;  while  the 
happiness  of  its  members  will  be  generally  promoted 
in  proportion  to  the  zeal  and  ability  with  which  you 
propagate  the  genuine  principles  of  our  institution. 

For  the  pattern  of  imitation,  consider  the  great 
luminary  of  nature,  which,  rising  in  the  East,  regu- 
larly diffuses  light  and  luster  to  all  within  its  circle. 
In  like  manner,  it  is  your  province  to  spread  and 
communicate  light  and  instruction  to  the  brethren  of 
your  Lodge.  Forcibly  impress  upon  them  the  dig- 
nity and  high  importance  of  Masonry,  and  seriously 
admonish  them  never  to  disgrace  it.     Charge  them 

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to  practice  out  of  the  Lodge  those  duties  which  are 
taught  in  it;  and  by  amiable,  discreet,  and  virtuous 
conduct,  to  convince  mankind  of  the  goodness  of  the 
institution;  so  that,  when  any  one  is  said  to  be  a 
member  of  it,  the  world  may  know  that  he  is  one  to 
whom  the  burdened  heart  may  pour  out  its  sorrows; 
to  whom  distress  may  prefer  its  suit;  whose  hand  is 
guided  by  justice,  and  his  heart  expanded  by  benevo- 
lence. In  short,  by  a  diligent  observance  of  the  by- 
laws of  your  Lodge,  the  constitutions  of  Masonry  and, 
above  all,  the  Holy  Scriptures,  which  are  given  as  a 
rule  and  guide  of  your  faith,  you  will  be  enabled  to 
acquit  yourself  with  honor  and  reputation,  and  lay 
up  a  crown  of  rejoicing,  which  shall  continue  when 
time  shall  be  no  more. 

You  will  now  present  your  subordinate  officers  in 
their  order. 

The  subordinate  officers  are  then  severally  presented 
to  the  Grand  Master  by  the  new  Master,  who,  having  invested 
each  with  the  insignia  of  his  office,  delivers  a  short  charge, 
as  follows: 

THE  SENIOR  WARDEN 

Brother  C.  D.,  you  are  appointed  Senior  Warden 
of  this  Lodge,  and  are  now  invested 
with  the  badge  of  your  office. 

The  Level  demonstrates  that  we 
are  descended  from  the  same  stock, 
partake  of  the  same  nature,  and 
share  the  same  hope;  and  though 
distinctions  among  men  are  neces- 
sary to  preserve  subordination,  yet  no  eminence  of 
station  should  make  us  forget  that  we  are  brethren; 
for  he  who  is  placed  on  the  lowest  spoke  of  for- 
tune's wheel,  may  be  entitled  to  our  regard;  because 

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a  time  will  come,  and  the  wisest  knows  not  how 
soon,  when  all  distinction,  but  that  of  goodness,  shall 
cease;  and  death,  the  grand  leveler  of  human  great- 
ness, reduce  us  to  the  same  state. 

Your  regular  attendance  on  our  stated  meetings 
is  essentially  necessary.  In  the  absence  of  the  Mas- 
ter, you  are  to  govern  this  Lodge;  in  his  presence, 
you  are  to  assist  him  in  the  government  of  it.  I 
firmly  rely  on  your  knowledge  of  Masonry,  and 
attachment  to  the  Lodge,  for  the  faithful  discharge 
of  the  duties  of  this  important  trust— Look  well  to 
the  West. 

THE  JUNIOR  WARDEN 

Brother  E.  F.,  you  are  appointed  Junior  Warden 
of  this  Lodge,  and  are  now  invested  with  the 
badge  of  your  office. 

The  Plumb  admonishes  us  to  walk  up- 
rightly in  our  several  stations;  to  hold  the 
scales  of  justice  in  equal  poise;  to  observe 
the  just  medium  between  intemperance  and 
pleasure;  and  to  make  our  passions  and 
prejudices  coincide  with  the  line  of  our  duty. 

To  you  is  committed  the  superintendence  of  the 
craft  during  the  hours  of  refreshment;  it  is,  there- 
fore, indispensably  necessary  that  you  should  not 
only  be  temperate  and  discreet  in  the  indulgence  of 
your  own  inclinations,  but  carefully  observe  that 
none  of  the  craft  be  suffered  to  convert  the  purposes 
of  refreshment  into  intemperance  and  excess. 

Your  regular  and  punctual  attendance  is  par- 
ticularly requested;  and  I  have  no  doubt  that  you 
will  faithfully  execute  the  duty  which  you  owe  to 
your  present  appointment.— Loo/c  well  to  the  South. 


Ill 


THE  TREASURER 
Brother  G.  H.,  you  are  appointed  Treasurer  of 
this  Lodge,  and  are  now  invested  with 
the  badge  of  your  office.  It  is  your  duty 
to  receive  all  moneys  from  the  hands  of 
the  Secretary,  make  due  entries  of  the 
same,  and  pay  them  out  by  order  of  the 
Worshipful  Master  and  the  consent  of 
the  Lodge.  I  trust  your  regard  for  the  fraternity 
will  prompt  you  to  the  faithful  discharge  of  the 
duties  of  your  office. 

THE  SECRETARY 
Brother  J.  K.,  you  are  appointed  Secretary  of  this 
Lodge,  and  are  now  invested  with  the 
badge  of  your  office.  It  is  your  duty 
to  observe  all  the  proceedings  of  the 
Lodge;  make  a  fair  record  of  all 
things  proper  to  be  written ;  receive  all 
moneys  due  the  Lodge,  pay  them  over 
to  the  Treasurer,  and  take  his  receipt  for  the  same. 
Your  good  inclination  to  Masonry  and  this  Lodge, 
I  hope,  will  induce  you  to  discharge  your  office 
with  fidelity;  and  by  so  doing,  you  will  merit  the 
esteem  and  applause  of  your  brethren. 

SENIOR  AND  JUNIOR  DEACONS 
Brothers  L.   M.   and  N.   O.,  you    are   appointed 
Deacons   of   this  Lodge.     To 
you,  with  such  assistance  as 
may  be  necessary,  is  intrusted 
the    introduction    of   visitors. 
It   is    also   your   province   to 
attend    on    the    Master    and 
Wardens,  and  to  act  as  their  proxies  in  the  active 
duties  of  the  Lodge;  such  as  in  the  reception  of  can- 
didates into  the  different  degrees  of  Masonry,  and  in 


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the  immediate  practice  of  our  rites.  The  Square  and 
Compasses,  as  badges  of  your  office,  I  trust  to  your 
care,  not  doubting  your  vigilance  and  attention. 

THE  MARSHAL 
Brother  P.  Q.,  you  are  appointed  Marshal 
of  this  Lodge,  and  we  now  invest  you 
with  the  jewel  of  your  office,  and  pre- 
sent you  with  this  baton,  as  the  ensign 
of  your  authority.  It  is  your  duty  to  proclaim  offi- 
cers at  their  installation;  to  arrange  all  processions 
of  the  Lodge,  and  to  preserve  order  according  to  the 
forms  prescribed.  Skill  and  precision  are  essen- 
tially necessary  to  the  faithful  discharge  of  these 
duties. 

THE  STEWARDS 
Brothers  R.  S.i  and  T.  U.,  you  are  appointed 
Stewards  of  this  Lodge,  and 
are  now  invested  with  the 
badge  of  your  office.  The 
duties  of  your  office  are,  to 
assist  in  the  collection  of  dues 
and  subscriptions;  to  keep  an  account  of  the  Lodge 
expenses;  to  see  the  tables  are  properly  furnished 
at  refreshment,  and  that  every  brother  is  suitably 
provided  for;  and  generally  to  assist  the  Deacons 
and  other  officers  in  performing  their  duties. 

Your  regular  and  early  attendance  will  afford  the 
best  proof  of  your  zeal  and  attachment  to  the  Lodge. 

THE  TILER 
Brother  V.  W.,  you  are  appointed  Tiler  of  this 
Lodge,  and   I   invest   you   with   the   imple- 
ment   of    your    office.     As    the    Sword    is 
placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Tiler,  to  enable 
him     effectually     to     guard     against     the! 
approach  of  cowans   and   eavesdroppers,   and  suf- 

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fer  none  to  pass  or  repass  but  such  as  are 
duly  qualified;  so  it  should  morally  serve  as  a 
constant  admonition  to  us,  to  set  a  guard  at  the 
entrance  of  our  thoughts;  to  place  a  watch  at  the 
door  of  our  lips;  to  post  a  sentinel  at  the  avenue 
of  our  actions,  thereby  excluding  every  unqualified 
and  unworthy  thought,  word,  and  deed;  and  pre- 
serving consciences  void  of  offense  toward  God 
and  toward  man.  Your  early  and  punctual  attend- 
ance will  afford  the  best  proof  of  your  zeal  for 
the   institution. 

The  members  of  the  new  Lodge,  then,  all  standing,  the 
Grand  Master  delivers  the  following 

CHARGE  TO  THE  BRETHREN  OF  THE  LODGE 
Such  is  the  nature  of  our  constitution,  that  as 
some  must  of  necessity  rule  and  teach,  so  others 
must  of  course  learn  to  submit  and  obey.  Humility 
in  both  is  an  essential  duty.  The  officers  who  are 
appointed  to  govern  your  Lodge  are  sufficiently 
acquainted  with  the  rules  of  propriety  and  the  laws 
of  the  institution,  to  avoid  exceeding  the  powers 
with  which  they  are  intrusted;  and  you  are  of 
too  generous  dispositions  to  envy  their  preferment. 
I  therefore  trust  that  you  will  have  but  one  aim, 
to  please  each  other,  and  unite  in  the  grand  design 
of  being  happy,  and  communicating  happiness. 

Finally,  my  brethren,  as  this  association  has  been 
formed  and  perfected  with  so  much  unanimity  and 
concord,  in  which  we  greatly  rejoice,  so  may  it 
long  continue.  May  you  long  enjoy  every  satisfac- 
tion and  delight  which  disinterested  friendship  can 
afford.  May  kindness  and  brotherly  affection  dis- 
tinguish your  conduct,  as  men  and  as  Masons.  With- 
in your  peaceful  walls  may  you  children's  children 

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celebrate  with  joy  and  gratitude  the  transactions 
of  this  auspicious  solemnity.  And  may  the  tenets 
of  our  profession  be  transmitted  through  your 
Lodge,  pure  and  unimpaired  from  generation  to 
generation. 

The  Grand  Marshal  then  proclaims  the  new  Lodge  in 
the  following  form: 

In  the  name  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons   of  Oregon,   I  now  proclaim 

this  new  Lodge  by  the  name  of  Lodge, 

No to  be  legally  constituted  and  consecrated, 

and  the  officers  thereof  duly  installed,  with  the 
(public)  grand  honors  of  Masonry  by  three  times 
three. 

The  grand  honors  are  then  given,  and  the  following 
Ode  is  sung: 


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lodges  stand,  May  they  have  great  command,  And  always  grace  the  land  ;  Then  art  di-vfaie. 


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Great  fabrics  still  arise, 
And  grace  the  azure  skies- 
Great  are  thy  schemes; 
Thy  noble  orders  are 
Matchless  beyond  compare; 
No  art  with  thee  can  share; 
Thou  art  divine. 


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Hiram,  the  architect, 
Did  all  the  craft  direct 

How  they  should  build; 
Sol'mon,   great  Israel's  king, 
Did  mighty  blessings  bring, 
And  left  us  room  to  sing. 

Hail,  Royal  Art  I 

A  benediction  is  then  pronounced  by  the  Grand  Chap- 
lain, and  the  procession  returns  to  the  Lodge-room  if  cere- 
monies are  held  elsewhere. 

If  the  ceremonies  are  private  then  the  members  of  the 
new  Lodge  advance  in  procession,  pay  due  homage  to  the 
new  Master,  and  signify  their  promise  of  subjection  and 
obedience  by  the  usual  marks  of  distinction  in  the  differ- 
ent degrees  of  Masonry. 

The  Grand  Master  then  directs  the  Grand  Marshal  to 
form  the  procession,  when  the  Grand  Lodge  returns  to  its 
own  hall,  and  the  two  Lodges  are  closed  in  due  form. 


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ANNUAIj  iNSTAIiliATION  OF  THE 

Officers  of  a  Lodge 


At  every  annual  election  in  a  Constituent  Lodge,  it  is 
necessary  that  the  officers  should  be  installed.  This  cere- 
mony may  be  performed  by  the  Worshipful  Master  or  by 
any  Past  Master  at  his  request. 

The  officers  having  been  constitutionally  elected,  and 
the  Lodge  being  opened  in  the  third  degree  of  Masonry,  the 
Worshipful  Master  of  the  last  year,  or  some  other  Past 
Master,  at  his  request,  takes  the  chair. 

The  Master  elect  is  then  conducted  by  the  Marshal  in 
front  of  the  pedestal  of  the  East.  The  new  Master  advances 
with  the  usual  distinctive  forms,  and  his  conductor  says: 

Worshipful  Sir,  I  here  present  before  you 
Brother  A.  B.,  who  has  been  duly  elected  to  serve 
this  Lodge  as  Worshipful  Master,  for  the  ensuing 
Masonic  year,  and  who  now  declares  himself  ready 
for  installation. 

The  new  Master  then  turning  and  facing  the  brethren, 
the  presiding  officer  says: 

Brethren,  you  now  behold  before  you,  Brother 
A.  B.,  who  has  been  duly  elected  to  serve  this 
Lodge  as  Worshipful  Master,  and  who  now  declares 
himself  ready  for  installation.  If  any  of  you  have 
any  reasons  to  urge  why  he  should  not  be  installed, 
you  will  make  them  known  now,  or  else  forever 
hereafter  hold  your  peace.  Hearing  no  objections, 
I  shall  proceed  to  install  him. 

The  new  Master  then  faces  the  East,  and  the  presiding 
officer  addresses  to  him  the  following  charge: 


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Brother,  previous  to  your  investiture,  it  is  nec- 
essary that  you  should  signify  your  assent  to  those 
ancient  charges  and  regulations  which  point  out 
the  duty  of  the  Master  of  a  Lodge. 

I.  Do  you  promise  to  be  a  good  man  and  true, 
and  strictly  to  obey  the  moral  law? 

Ans.     I  do. 

II.  Do  you  promise  to  be  a  peaceable  citizen, 
and  cheerfully  to  conform  to  the  laws  of  the  coun- 
try in  which  you  reside? 

Ans.     I  do. 

III.  Do  you  promise  not  to  be  concerned  in 
plots  and  conspiracies  against  the  government  of 
the  country  in  which  you  live;  but  patiently  to  sub- 
mit to  the  decision  of  the  law  and  the  constituted 
authorities? 

Ans.     I  do. 

IV.  Do  you  promise  to  pay  a  proper  respect 
to  the  civil  magistrates,  to  work  diligently,  live 
creditably,  and  act  honorably  by  all  men? 

Ans.     I  do. 

V.  Do  you  promise  to  hold  in  veneration  the 
original  rulers  and  patrons  of  the  Order  of  Free- 
masonry, and  their  regular  successors,  supreme  and 
subordinate,  according  to  their  stations;  and  to 
submit  to  the  awards  and  resolutions  of  your  breth- 
ren in  Lodge  convened,  in  every  case  consistent 
with  the  constitutions  of  the  Order? 

Ans.    I  do. 

VI.  Do  you  promise,  as  much  as  in  you  lies,  to 
avoid  private  piques  and  quarrels,  and  to  guard 
against  intemperance  and  excess? 

Ans.     I  do. 

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VII.  Do  you  promise  to  be  cautious  in  your 
behavior,  courteous  to  your  brethren,  and  iaithful 
to  your  Lodge? 

Ans.     I  do. 

yill.  Do  you  promise  to  respect  genuine  and 
true  brethren,  and  to  discountenance  impostors  and 
all  dissenters  from  the  Ancient  Landmarks  and 
Constitutions  of  Masonry? 

Ans.     I  do. 

IX.  Do  you  promise,  according  to  the  best  of 
your  abilities,  to  promote  the  general  good  of 
society,  to  cultivate  the  social  virtues,  and  to  prop- 
agate the ,  knowledge  of  the  mystic  art,  according 
to  our  statutes? 

Ans,     I  do. 

X.  Do  you  promise  to  pay  homage  to  the  Grand 
Master  for  the  time  being,  and  to  his  officers  when 
duly  installed;  and  strictly  to  conform  to  every 
edict  of  the  Grand  Lodge  or  General  Assembly  of 
Masons  that  is  not  subversive  of  the  principles  and 
groundwork  of  Masonry? 

Ans.     I  do. 

XI.  Do  you  admit  that  it  is  not  in  the  power 
of  any  man,  or  body  of  men,  to  make  innovations 
in  the  body  of  Masonry? 

Ans.     I   do. 

XII.  Do  you  promise  a  regular  attendance  on 
the  committees  and  communications  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  on  receiving  proper  notice;  and  to  pay 
attention  to  all  the  duties  of  Masonry,  on  conven- 
ient occasions? 

Ans.     I   do. 

XIII.  Do  you  admit  that  no  new  Lodge  can  be 
formed   without  permission   of   the   Grand   Lodge; 

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and  that  no  countenance  ought  to  be  given  to  any 
irregular    Lodge,    or    to    any    person    clandestinely 
initiated  therein,  as  being  contrary  to   the  ancient, 
charges  of  the  Order? 
Ans.     I   do. 

XIV.  Do  you  admit  that  no  person  can  be 
regularly  made  a  Freemason  in,  or  admitted  a 
member  of,  any  regular  Lodge,  without  previous 
notice,  and  due  inquiry  into  his  character? 

Ans.     I   do. 

XV.  Do  you  agree  that  no  visitors  shall  be 
received  into  your  Lodge  without  due  examination, 
and  producing  proper  vouchers  of  their  having 
been  initiated  in  a  regular  Lodge? 

Ans.     I   do. 

These  are  the  regulations  of  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons. 

The  presiding  officer  then  addresses  the  new  Master  as 
follows : 

Do  you  submit  to  these  charges,  and  promise  to 
support  these  regulations,  as  Masters  have  done  in 
all  ages  before  you? 

The  Master  is  to  answer,  /  do. 

The  presiding  officer  then  addresses  him: 
Brother  A.  B.,  in  consequence  of  your  cheerful 
conformity  to  the  charges  and  regulations  of  the 
Order,  you  are  now  installed  Master  of  this  Lodge, 
in  full  confidence  of  your  care,  skill  and  capacity 
to  govern  the  same. 

The  new  Master  being  in  the  chair,  the  presiding  officer 
says : 

Brethren,  behold  your  Master! 
Master,  behold  your  brethren! 

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In  case  of  private  installation  a  procession  is  then 
formed,  and  the  brethren  pass  around  the  Lodge,  signifying 
their  homage  and  obedience  by  giving  the  private  Grand 
Honors,  during  which  time  the  Installation  Ode  should  be 
sung. 


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Great  fabrics  still  arise, 
And  grace  the  azure  skies- 
Great  are  thy  schemes; 
Thy   noble   orders   are 
Matchless  beyond  compare; 
No  art  v^ith  thee  can  share; 
Thou  art  divine. 

Hiram,  the  architect. 
Did  all  the  craft  direct 

How  they  should  build; 
Sol'mon,  great  Israel's  king, 
Did  mighty  blessings  bring. 
And  left  us  room  to  sing, 

Hail,  Royal  Art  I 


After  the  singing  of  the  ode,  the  new  Master  calls  the 
Lodge  to  order,  and  the  Senior  Warden  is  brought  before 
him  with  the  same  ceremony  as  was  used  in  his  own  case. 
No  objection  being  made  to  his  installation,  the  new  Master 
administers  the  following  obligation  of  office: 


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I,  A.  B.,  do  solemnly  promise  that  I  will  serve 

this  Lodge  as  for  the  space  of  one 

year,  from  the  festival  of  St.  John  the  Evangelist 
to  the  one  next  ensuing,  and  will  perform  all  the 
duties  appertaining  to  that  office,  to  the  best  of  my 
abilities.    So  help  me  God. 

The  following  charge  is  then  rehearsed  to  him: 
THE  SENIOR  WARDEN 

Brother  C.  D.,  you  are  elected  Senior  Warden  of 
this  Lodge,  and  are  now  invested  with  the  badge 

of  your  office. 

The  Level  demonstrates  that  we 
are  descended  from  the  same 
stock,  partake  of  the  same  nature, 
and  share  the  same  hope;  and 
though  distinctions  among  men 
are  necessary  to  preserve  subor- 
dination, yet  no  eminence  of  station  should  make  us 
forget  that  we  are  brethren;  for  he  who  is  placed  on 
the  lowest  spoke  of  fortune's  wheel,  may  be  entitled 
to  our  regard;  because  a  time  will  come,  and  the 
wisest  knows  not  how  soon,  when  all  distinction, 
but  that  of  goodness,  shall  cease;  and  death,  the 
grand  leveler  of  human  greatness,  reduce  us  to  the 
same   state. 

Your  regular  attendance  on  our  stated  meetings 
is  essentially  necessary.  In  the  absence  of  the  Mas- 
ter, you  are  to  govern  this  Lodge;  in  his  presence, 
you  are  to  assist  him  in  the  government  of  it.  I 
firmly  rely  on  our  knowledge  of  Masonry,  and 
attachment  to  the  Lodge,  for  the  faithful  discharge 
of  the  duties  of  this  important  trust.— LooA*  well  to 
the  West. 

The  Senior  Warden  takes  his  appointed  station. 

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The  Junior  Warden  is  then  brought  up  with  the  same 
ceremonies;  and  the  same  obligation  being  administered,  he 
receives  the  following  charge: 

THE   JUNIOR  WARDEN 
Brother  E.  F.,  you  are  elected  Junior  Warden  of 
this  Lodge,  and  are  now  invested  with  the  badge 
p/^S    of  your  office. 

The  Plumb   admonishes   us  to  walk  up- 
rightly in  our  several  stations;   to  hold  the 
scales  of  justice  in  equal  poise;  to  observe  the 
just    medium    between     intemperance    and 
pleasure;    and    to    make    our    passions    and 
prejudices  coincide  with  the  line  of  our  duty. 
To  you  is  committed  the  superintendence  of  the 
craft  during  the  hours  of  refreshment;  it  is  there- 
fore, indispensably  necessary  that  you  should  not 
only  be  temperate   and  discreet  in  the  indulgence 
of  your  own  inclinations,  but  carefully  observe  that 
none  of  the  craft  be  suffered  to  convert  the  pur- 
poses of  refreshment  into  intemperance  and  excess. 
Your  regular   and  punctual   attendance  is  par- 
ticularly requested;  and  I  have  no  doubt  that  you 
will  faithfully  execute  the  duty  which  you  owe  to 
your  present  election.— LooA:  well  to  the  South. 
The  Junior  Warden  takes  his  appointed  station. 

Proclamation  is  then  made  as  follows  by  the  first  pre- 
siding officer: 

I  hereby  proclaim,  that  Brother  A.  B.  has  been 

duly  installed  as  Worshipful  Master,  Brother  C.  D. 

as    Senior  Warden,   and   Brother   E.   F.   as   Junior 

Warden  of Lodge,  No with  the 

grand  honors  of  Masonry  by  three  times  three. 

The  public  grand  honors  are  then  given,  and  the  new 
Master  proceeds  to  install  in  like  manner  the  rest  of  the 
officers,  rehearsing  to  each  his  appropriate  charge,  as  fol- 
lows: 

189 


THE  TREASURER 
Brother  G.  H.,  you  are  elected  Treas- 
urer of  this  Lodge,  and  are  now  invested 
with  the  badge  of  your  office.  It  is  your 
duty  to  receive  all  moneys  from  the 
hands  of  the  Secretary,  make  due  entries 
of  the  same,  and  pay  them  out  by  order 
of  the  Worshipful  Master  and  the  consent  of  the 
Lodge.  I  trust  your  regard  for  the  fraternity  will 
prompt  you  to  the  faithful  discharge  of  the  duties 
of  vour  office. 

THE  SECRETARY 

Brother  J.  K.,  you  are  elected  Secretary  of  this 

Lodge,    and  are    now   invested    with 

the  badge  of  your  office.    It  is  your 

duty  to  observe  all  the  proceedings 

of   the   Lodge;    make    a   fair   record 

of   all    things   proper  to   be   written; 

receive    all   moneys   due   the   Lodge, 

pay  them  over  to  the  Treasurer,  and  take  his  receipt 

for  the  same. 

Your  good  inclination  to  Masonry  and  this 
Lodge,  I  hope,  will  induce  you  to  discharge  your 
office  with  fidelity;  and  by  so  doing,  you  will  merit 
the  esteem  and  applause  of  your  brethren. 

SENIOR  AND  JUNIOR  DEACONS 
Brothers   L.    M.  and   N.    O.,   you   are   appointed 
Deacons    of   this   Lodge.    To 
you,  with  such  assistance  as 
may  be  necessary,  is  intrusted 
the    introduction    of    visitors. 
It   is    also    your   province    to 
attend    on    the    Master    and 
Wardens,  and  to  act  as  their  proxies  in  the  active 
duties  of  the  Lodge;  such  as  in  the  reception  of  can- 

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didates  into  the  different  degrees  of  Masonry,  and  in 
the  immediate  practice  of  our  rites.  The  Square  and 
Compasses,  as  badges  of  your  office,  I  intrust  to  your 
care,  not  doubting  your  vigilance  and  attention. 

THE  MARSHAL 
Brother  P.  Q.,  you  are  appointed  Marshal 
of  this  Lodge,  and  we  now  invest  you 
with  the  jewel  of  your  office,  and  pre- 
sent you  with  this  baton,  as  the  ensign 
of  your  authority.  It  is  your  duty  to  proclaim  offi- 
cers at  their  installation;  to  arrange  all  processions 
of  the  Lodge,  and  to  preserve  order  according  to  the 
forms  prescribed.  Skill  and  precision  are  essentially 
necessary  to  the  faithful  discharge  of  these  duties. 

THE  STEWARDS 
Brothers  R.  S.  and  T.  U.,  you  are  appointed 
Stewards  of  this  Lodge,  and 
are  now  invested  with  the 
badge  of  your  office.  The 
duties  of  your  office  are,  to 
assist  in  the  collection  of  dues 
and  subscriptions;  to  keep  an  account  of  the  Lodge 
expenses;  to  see  that  the  tables  are  properly  fur- 
nished at  refreshment,  and  that  every  brother  is  suit- 
ably provided  for;  and  generally  to  assist  the  Dea- 
cons and  other  officers  in  performing  their  duties. 

Your  regular  and  early  attendance  will  afford 
the  best  proof  of  your  zeal  and  attachment  to  the 
Lodge. 

THE  TILER 
Brother  V.  W.,  you  are  appointed  Tiler  of  this 
Lodge;    and  I  invest  you  with  the  imple- 
ment   of    your    office.     As    the    Sword    is 
placed    in     the     hands     of     the    Tiler     to 
enable    him    effectually    to    guard    against 

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the  approach  of  cowans  and  eavesdroppers,  and 
suffer  none  to  pass  or  repass  but  such  as  are 
duly  qualified;  so  it  should  morally  serve  as  a  con- 
stant admonition  to  us,  to  set  a  guard  at  the 
entrance  of  our  thoughts;  to  place  a  watch  at  the 
door  of  our  lips;  to  post  a  sentinel  at  the  avenue  of 
our  actions,  thereby  excluding  every  unqualified 
and  unworthy  thought  word,  and  deed;  and  pre- 
serving consciences  void  of  offense  toward  God  and 
toward  man. 

Your  early  and  punctual  attendance  will  afford 
the  best  proof  of  your  zeal  for  the  institution. 

The  officers  having  been  thus  installed,  the  new  Master 
returns  thanks,  and  the  new  officers  resign  their  stations 
and  places  to  the  old  officers,  not  to  resume  them  again 
until  St.  John  the  Evangelist's  day,  when  the  Masonic  year 
commences,  unless  the  installation  should  have  taken  place 
on  that  day. 

The  Lodge  is  then  closed. 


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iNSTAIiliATION  OF  THE  OFFICERS 

OF  A  Grand  Lodge 


In  this  Grand  Jurisdiction  (Oregon)  these  ceremonies 
shall  be  private. 

The  chair  being  taken  by  the  Grand  Master  or  by  a 
Past  Grand  Master  at  his  request,  the  Grand  Lodge  is 
opened  in  the  third  degree  of  Masonry.  The  other  chairs 
are  filled  by  the  officers  who,  having  served  their  time, 
are  about  to  retire  from  office,  or  by  brethren  appointed  to 
act  pro  tempore. 

The  Grand  Secretary  then  reads  from  the  records  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  the  names  of  the  officers  who  have  been 
elected  to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year.  The  Grand  Master 
elect,  preceded  by  the  Grand  Marshal,  is  then  conducted  by 
the  Grand  Deacons  to  the  front  of  the  pedestal,  and  the 
Grand  Marshal  says  to  the  presiding  Grand  officer: 

Most  Worshipful   Sir,  you   here   see  present   at 

the  pedestal,  Brother  A.  B.,  who,  having  been  duly 

elected   to   preside   over  the   craft   as   their   Grand 

Master,  now  declares  himself  ready  for  installation. 

The  presiding  Grand  officer  then  rises  and  says: 
Brethren,  you  here  behold  before  the  pedestal, 
Brother  A.  B.,  who,  having  been  duly  elected  to 
preside  over  the  craft  as  their  Grand  Master,  now 
declares  himself  ready  for  installation.  If  any  of 
you  know  of  any  reason  why  he  should  not  be 
installed,  you  will  state  your  objections  now,  or 
else  forever  hereafter  hold  your  peace. 

No  objection  being  made,  the  new  Grand  Master  then 
receives  the  following  charge,  and  being  invested  with  the 
ensigns  of  his  dignity,  is  placed  in  his  station. 

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CHARGE  TO  THE  GRAND  MASTER 

Let  me  congratulate  you,  Most  Worshipful 
Grand  Master,  on  the  honor  of  being 
raised,  from  the  level  of  equality,  to 
the  high  station  of  presiding  over  all 
the  Lodges  in  the  State  of  Oregon,  and 
the  Masonic  jurisdiction  thereof.  We 
look  up  with  confidence  to  a  brother 
whose  person  is  endeared  to  us  by  that  love  of 
the  fraternity  which  is  sanctified  by  the  experience 
of  many  revolving  years.  May  the  Father  of  light, 
of  life,  and  of  love  invest  you  with  his  choicest 
gifts;  may  heavenly  wisdom  illumine  your  mind; 
may  heavenly  power  give  strength  to  your  exer- 
tions; may  heavenly  goodness  fill  and  enlarge  your 
breast;  may  your  feet  rest  upon  the  rock  of  jus- 
tice; from  your  hands  may  streams  of  benefi- 
cence continually  flow;  and  round  your  head  may 
there  bend  a  circle  made  splendid  by  the  rays 
of  honor;  and  late,  very  late  in  life,  may  you  be 
transmitted  from  the  fading  honors  of  an  earthly 
Lodge,  to  the  mansions  prepared  for  the  faithful 
in  another  and  a  better  world. 

Let  me  congratulate  you,  the  Grand  officers,  and 
other  brethren,  on  the  election  of  our  Grand  Mas- 
ter. As  it  is  his  duty  to  command,  according  to  our 
constitutions,  so  it  is  ours  with  readiness  to  obey. 
Look  to  the  sun,  and  behold  the  planetary  worlds 
revolving  round  him  in  continual  order  and  har- 
mony with  the  happiest  effect,  and  learn  to  imi- 
tate their  regularity,  in  the  hope  of  obtaining 
from  the  chair  of  Solomon  the  light  of  wisdom 
and  the  warmth  of  love.  Or  look  higher  still,  and 
behold  the  cherubim  and  seraphim,  who  are  exhib- 
ited to  us  in  the  oracles  of  revelation,  as  flaming 

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spirits,  burning  with  zeal  and  love  before  the  throne 
of  God.  Behold  the  heavenly  host,  filled  with  love 
to  their  Creator,  and  love  to  our  race.  See  these 
ministering  spirits,  exercising  their  kind  offices  to 
men,  relieving  their  wants,  securing  them  from  dan- 
ger, and  endeavoring  to  promote  their  good. 

"Myriads    of    spiritual    beings    walk    the    earth 
Unseen,  or  when  we  sleep,  or  when  we  wake." 

Of  them  let  us  learn,  to  rise  in  our  affection  to  the 
great  Father  of  all,  and  thence  descending,  expand 
the  heart  from  brother  to  brother,  aijd  to  all  man- 
kind. Of  them  let  us  learn,  never  to  be  weary  in 
well-doing,  but  to  "mourn  with  them  that  mourn, 
and  to  rejoice  with  them  that  do  rejoice,"  until, 
having  finished  our  work  on  earth,  we  shall  be 
admitted  to  the  temple  above,  "not  made  with 
hands,    eternal   in   the   heavens." 

The  Grand  Marshal  then  standing  in  front  of  the  ped- 
estal says: 

Brethren,   behold   your   Grand   Master! 
Grand  Master,  behold  your  brethren! 

A  procession   of  the   Craft   must   then   be   made   three 
times  round  the  Lodge,  giving  the  private  grand  honors. 

The  Installation  Ode  may  be  sung. 


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lodges  stand,  May  they  have  great  conuuand,  And  always  grace  the  land  ;  Thon  ait  di-vine. 


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Great  fabrics  still  arise, 
And  grace  the  azure  skies — 

Great  are  thy  schemes; 
Thy  noble  orders  are 
Matchless  beyond  compare; 
No  art  with  thee  can  share; 

Thou  art  divine. 

Hiram,  the  architect, 
Did  all  the  craft  direct 

How  they  should  build; 
Sol'mon,  great  Israel's  king, 
Did  mighty  blessings  bring. 
And  left  us  room  to  sing. 

Hail,  Royal  Art! 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  procession  and  ode,  the  Grand 
Marshal  makes  the  following  proclamation : 

By  the  authority  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon,  I  proclaim 
Most  Worshipful  Brother  A.  B.  Grand  Master  of 
Masons  of  this  Grand  Jurisdiction,  with  the  private 
grand  honors  of  Masonry. 

The  new  Grand  Master  then  proceeds  to  install  the  rest 
of  the  Grand  officers,  each  of  whom  is  introduced  with  the 
same  ceremony  before  the  pedestal,  and  presented  by  the 
Grand  Marshal. 

The  Grand  Marshal  first  introduces  the  Deputy  Grand 
Master,  saying: 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  you  here  see 
present,  at  the  pedestal,  Brother  C.  D.,  who  having 
been  duly  elected  to  serve  the  craft  as  their  Dep- 
uty Grand  Master,  now  declares  himself  ready  for 
installation. 

The  Grand  Master  says: 

Brethren,  you  here  behold  before  the  pedestal. 
Brother  C.  D.,  who  having  been  elected  to  serve 
the  craft  as   their  Deputy  Grand  Master,  now   de- 

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clares  himself  ready  for  installation.  If  any  of 
you  know  of  any  reason  why  he  should  not  be 
installed,  you  will  state  your  objections  now,  or  else 
forever  hereafter  hold  your  peace. 

No  objection  being  made,  the  new  Deputy  Grand  Mas- 
ter then  receives  the  following  charge,  and  being  invested 
with  the  ensigns  of  his  dignity,  is  placed  at  the  left  hand 
of  the  Grand  Master: 

DEPUTY  GRAND  MASTER 
Right  Worshipful  Brother,  the  station  to  which 
you  have  been  called  by  the  suffrages 
of  your  brethren,  is  one  of  great  dig-* 
nity  and  much  importance.  In  the  ab- 
sence of  the  Grand  Master,  you  are  to 
exercise  his  prerogatives  in  presiding 
over  the  craft;  in  his  presence  you 
are  to  assist  him  with  your  counsel  and  co-opera-rj 
tion.  But  while  your  powers  and  privileges  are 
thus  extensive,  remember  that  they  carry  with  them 
a  heavy  share  of  responsibility.  The  honor  that  has 
been  conferred  upon  you,  and  the  trust  that  has 
been  reposed  in  you,  demand  a  corresponding 
fidelity  and  attachment  to  the  interests  of  those  to 
whose  kindness  and  confidence  you  are  indebted 
for  your  official  elevation.  Let  the  Book  of  Con- 
stitutions be  your  constant  study,  that  you  may 
be  the  better  enabled  to  preserve  inviolate  the 
laws  and  ancient  landmarks  of  our  Order,  and 
that  you  may  be  ever  ready  to  exercise  the  func- 
tions of  that  more  exalted  office  to  which  you  are 
so  liable  to  be  called.  Receive  this  jewel  of  your 
office,  and  sit  at  our  left  hand  to  aid  us  with 
your  counsel. 

When  the  former  Grand  Marshal  has  been  re-elected, 
he  is  introduced  to  the  pedestal  by  the  Grand  Pursuivant. 

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The  remaining  Grand  officers  are  introduced  in  like 
manner,  by  the  Grand  Marshal,  and  receive  their  appro- 
priate charges  as  follows: 

SENIOR  GRAND  WARDEN 
Right  Worshipful  Brother,  by  the  suffrages  of 
your  brethren,  you  have  been  elected 
their  Senior  Grand  Warden,  and  we 
now  invest  you  with  the  badge  of  your 
office. 

Your  regular  attendance  at  the  com- 
munications of  the  Grand  Lodge  is 
essentially  necessary.  In  the  absence  of  the  Grand 
Master  and  his  Deputy,  you  are  to  govern  the  craft; 
in  their  presence  you  are  to  strengthen  and  support 
the   authority  of  your  chief. 

We  firmly  rely  on  your  knowledge  of  Masonry 
and  your  attachment  to  our  institution,  for  the 
faithful  discharge  of  the  duties  of  this  important 
trust.— LooA*  well  to  the  West. 

JUNIOR  GRAND  WARDEN 
Right  Worshipful  Brother,  by  the  suffrages  of 
your  brethren,  you  have  been  elected 
their  Junior  Grand  Warden,  and  we 
now  invest  you  with  the  badge  of  your 
office. 

Your  regular  and  punctual  attend- 
ance at  the  communications  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  is  earnestly  requested.  In  the  absence 
of  your  superior  officers,  you  are  to  govern  the  craft; 
in  their  presence  you  will  aid  them  in  their  ardu- 
ous labors. 

We  have  no  doubt  that  you  will  faithfully  exe- 
cute the  duties  which  are  incumbent  on  you  in 
your  present  position.—  Look  well  to  the  South. 


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GRAND  TREASURER 

Right  Worshipful  Brother,  you  have  been  elected 
to    the    responsible    office    of    Grand 
Treasurer,    and    we    now   invest    you 
with  the  jewel  of  your  office. 

It  is  your  duty  to  receive  all  moneys 
due  the  Grand  Lodge,  to  make  due 
entries  of  the  same,  and  pay  them 
out  by  order  of  the  Grand  Master,  and  with  the 
consent  and  approbation  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  The 
office  to  which  you  have  been  appointed  embraces 
an  important  trust,  and  the  choice  of  your  brethren 
is  an  evidence  of  the  high  opinion  they  entertain 
of  your  fidelity  and  discretion. 

We  do  not  doubt  that  your  regard  for  the  fra- 
ternity will  prompt  you  to  the  faithful  discharge 
of  your  duties. 

GRAND  SECRETARY 

Right  Worshipful  Brother,  you  have  been  elected 
to  the  important  office  of  Grand  Sec- 
retary, and  we  now  invest  you  with 
the  jewel  of  your  office. 

It  is  your  duty  to  observe  all  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  to 
make  a  fair  record  of  all  things  proper 
to  be  written.  You  are  also  the  official  organ  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  and  in  that  capacity  will  conduct  its 
various  correspondence,  and  act  as  the  medium 
of  intercourse  between  the  fraternity  and  their 
Grand  Master.  In  the  discharge  of  these  extensive 
duties,  let  your  carriage  and  behavior  be  marked 
by  that  promptitude  and  discretion  that  will  at 
once  reflect  credit  on  yourself  and  honor  on  the 
body  whom  you  represent. 


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GRAND  CHAPLAIN 

Most  Reverend  Brother,   the  sacred  position   of 
Grand  Chaplain  has  been  intrusted  to 
your    care,    and    we    now    invest  you 
with  the  jewel  of  your  office. 

In  the  discharge  of  your  duties,  you 
will  be  required  to  lead  the  devo- 
tional exercises  of  our  Grand  Com- 
munications, and  to  perform  the  sacred  functions 
of  your  holy  calling  at  our  public  ceremonies. 
Though  Masonry  be  not  religion,  it  is  emphatically 
religion's  handmaid,  and  we  are  sure  that  in  min- 
istering at  its  altar,  the  services  you  may  perform 
will  lose  nothing  of  their  vital  influence  because 
they  are  practiced  in  that  spirit  of  universal  toler- 
ance which  distinguishes  our  institution.  The  doc- 
trines of  morality  and  virtue,  which  you  are  accus- 
tomed to  inculcate  to  the  world,  as  the  minister  of 
God,  will  form  the  appropriate  lessons  you  are 
expected  to  communicate  to  your  brethren  in  the 
Lodge.  The  profession  which  you  have  chosen  for 
your  lot  in  life  is  the  best  guarantee  that  you 
will  discharge  the  duties  of  your  present  appoint- 
ment with  steadfastness  and  perseverance  in  well- 
doing. The  Holy  Bible,  that  great  light  of  Masonry, 
we  intrust  to  your  care. 

GRAND  DEACONS 

Worshipful  brethren,  you  have  been  appointed 

the    Grand    Deacons    of 

this  Grand  Lodge,  and  we 

now  invest  you  with  the 

jewels  of  your  office,  and 

these  rods  as  ensigns  of 

your  authority. 
It  is  your  province  to  attend  upon   the   Grand 

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Master  and  Grand  Wardens,  and  to  act  as  their 
proxies  in  the  active  duties  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 
Let  vigilance  and  attention  actuate  you  in  the  dis- 
charge of  the  functions  of  your  office. 

GRAND  MARSHAL 

Worshipful   Brother,   you  have  been   appointed 
Grand   Marshal,   and   we   now   invest  ^ 

you   with    the   jewel    of   your   office,      J^^i''^^^ 
and  present  you  with  this  baton,  as     W  ^jgiJ^^^^^w 
the   ensign  of  your  authority.  IL^^^^  if 

It   is   your   duty    to    proclaim    the     ^^^  ^*^^ 
Grand  Officers   at  their  installation;       "^s^^^^ 
to  arrange  all  processions  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and 
to  preserve  order  according  to  the  forms  prescribed. 
Skill  and  precision  are  essentially  necessary  to  the 
faithful  discharge  of  these  duties. 

GRAND  PURSUIVANT 

Worshipful  Brother,  you  have  been  appointed 
Grand  Pursuivant,  and  we  now  invest 
you  with  the  jewel  of  your  office,  and 
intrust  this  sword  of  state  to  your 
keeping. 

Your  station  is  near  the  door, 
whence  you  will  receive  all  reports 
from  the  Grand  Tiler,  and  announce  the  name  and 
Masonic  rank  of  all  who  desire  admission.  You  will 
see  that  none  enter  without  wearing  their  appropriate 
decorations.  You  will  also  carry  the  Grand  Sword  of 
State  in  all  public  processions,  and  perform  such 
other  duties  as  appertain  to  your  office.  Your  early 
and  punctual  attendance  at  all  communications  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  is  essentially  necessary. 


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GRAND  STEWARDS 

Worshipful  Brethren,  you  have  been  appointed 
Grand  Stewards,  and  we  now  invest  jj^ 

you  with   the  jewels   of  your   office,     ^^^^i^*\i 
and  place  in  your  hands  these  white    M  ^^^    ^ 
rods  as  ensigns  of  your  station.  %.      <^^m 

It  is  your  duty  to  superintend  the  ^^^^^^ 
tables  at  the  hour  of  refreshment,  and 
see  that  every  brother  is  suitably  provided.  It  is, 
therefore,  indispensably  necessary  that  you  your- 
selves should  be  temperate  and  discreet  in  the  in- 
dulgence of  your  own  inclinations,  carefully  observ- 
ing that  none  of  the  craft  transgress  the  due  bounds 
of  moderation  in  the  enjoyment  of  their  pleasures. 

GRAND  TILER 
Brother,  you  have  been  appointed  Tiler  of  this 
Grand  Lodge,  and  we  now  invest  you 
with  the  jewel  of  your  office,  and 
place  this  sword  in  your  hands,  the 
more  effectually  to  enable  you  to 
guard  against  the  approach  of  cow- 
ans and  eavesdroppers,  and  to  suffer 
none  to  pass  or  repass  but  such  as  are  duly  qualified. 
It  is  your  duty  to  guard  the  door  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  on  the  outside;  to  report  to  the  Grand  Pur- 
suivant those  who  desire  to  be  admitted;  to  sum- 
mon the  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  under  the 
direction  of  the  Grand  Secretary,  and  to  attend 
to  such  other  duties  as  may  be  required  of  you 
by  the  Grand  Lodge.  Your  punctual  attendance  is 
essentially  necessary  at  every  communication. 

The  Grand  Marshal  then  makes  proclamation  as  follows: 

By  the  authority  of  The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient 

Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon,  I  proclaim 

that  the  Grand  and  Subordinate  officers  have  been 

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installed  in  ample  form  with  the  public  grand  hon- 
ors of  Masonry  by  three  times  three. 

The  public  grand  honors  are  then  given. 

The  following  Ode,  or  some  other  appropriate  one,  is 
then  sung: 

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Al-migh-ty  Father!  God  of  Love  '  Sacred,  e-ternal  King  of  kings 


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From  thy  celestial  courts  above,  Send  beams  of  grace  on  seraphs*  wings 


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Oh,  may  they,   gilt  with   light   divine. 
Shed    on    our    hearts    inspiring   rays; 

While    bending    at   this    sacred    shrine. 
We   offer   mystic    songs    of   praise. 

Faith,   with    divine    and    heavenward    eye. 

Pointing  to   radiant   realms   of  bliss, 
Shed  here  thy  sweet  benignity, 

And  crown  our  works  with  happiness; 
Hope!   too,   with  bosom  void   of   fear. 

Still    on   thy   steadfast   anchor   lean; 
Oh,   shed   thy   balmy   influence   here. 

And  fill  our  breasts  with  joy  serene. 

And  thou,   fair   Charity!   whose   smile 

Can   bid   the  heart   forget  its   woe, 
Whose    hand    can    misery's    care    beguile, 

And  .kindness'   sweetest  boon  bestow, 
Here  shed  thy  sweet  soul-soothing  ray; 

Soften   our  hearts,  thou  power   divine! 
Bid    the    warm    gem    of    pity    play. 

With  sparkling  luster,  on  our  shrine. 

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Thou,  who  art  thron'd  midst  dazzling  light, 

And  wrapp'd  in  brilliant  robes  of  gold, 
Whose  flowing  locks  of  silv'ry  white 

Thy  age  and  honor  both  unfold, 
Genius   of  Masonry  I   descend. 

And  guide  our  steps  by  thy  strict  law; 
Oh,  swiftly  to  our  temple  bend, 

And   fill   our   breasts   with   solemn   awe. 

An  address  may  then  be  delivered  by  any  brother 
appointed  for  the  occasion.  After  which  the  Grand  Chap- 
lain pronounces  the  benediction,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  is 
closed  in  ample  form. 


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Ceremony  Observed  at 
Grand  Visitations 


The  Grand  Master  may  once  a  year,  or  as  often  as  he 
may  deem  expedient,  visit  the  Lodges  under  his  jurisdic- 
tion, to  make  the  customary  examinations.  When  occasion 
may  require  it  the  Grand  Master  may  appoint  any  one  or 
more  of  his  Grand  officers  to  visit  and  inspect  a  Lodge  and 
make  report  to  him  of  the  result. 

The  following  is  the  form  of  a  power  for  inspecting: 

To  all  whom  it  may  concern: 

Know  ye,  that  for  divers  good  and  sufficient  rea- 
sons, we,  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  finding 
it  inconvenient  in  person  to  visit  and  inspect  Lodge, 
namely  [here  insert  the  name  and  locality],  have 
constituted  and  appointed,  and  by  these  presents  do 
constitute     and     appoint,     our     Right    Worshipful 

Brother [here  name  his  office] , 

authorizing  him  as  our  special  proxy  to  visit  the 
aforesaid  Lodge,  and  to  inspect  its  proceedings,  to 
ascertain  the  state  of  its  funds  and  its  general  con- 
dition, report  of  the  same  to  be  forthwith  made  to 
me. 

Given  under  our  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Grand 

[l.  s.]       Lodge,  at  this 

day  of in  the  year  of 

Light,  59 ... . 


Grand  Secretary.  Grand  Master. 

When  both  the  Grand  and  Deputy  Grand  Masters  are 
absent,  the  Senior  or  Junior  Grand  Warden  may  preside,  as 
Deputy,  in  visiting  the  Lodges,  who,  in  such  case,  shall  have 
the  above  deputation,  under  the  grand  seal,  signed  by  the 
Grand  Master,  and  countersigned  by  the  Grand  Secretary. 

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The  following  is  the  ceremony  observed  on  such  occa- 
sions : 

The  Grand  Secretary,  by  command  of  the  Grand  Mas- 
ter or  presiding  Grand  officer,  notifies  the  Lodge  of  the 
intended  visit. 

The  Master  opens  his  Lodge  in  the  third  degree,  and 
places  his  Deacons  at  the  sides  of  the  door,  with  their 
staves  crossed.  The  brethren  arrange  themselves  in  a  line 
from  the  door,  on  each  side,  to  the  chair.  The  orders, 
borne  by  some  of  the  most  respectable  private  brethren, 
wait  near  the  door,  to  walk  before  the  Grand  officers  when 
they  enter.  This  being  arranged  in  this  manner,  the  Master 
deputes  a  Past  Master  to  escort  the  Grand  officers,  who 
enter  in  the  following  form: 

Grand  Marshal; 

Grand  Stewards; 

Grand   Pursuivant,   with   sword   of   state; 

Two   Grand  Deacons; 

Grand  Treasurer  and   Secretary; 

Grand  Chaplain; 

Senior  and  Junior  Grand  Wardens; 

*  Grand  and  Deputy  Grand  Masters ; 

Two   Grand  Deacons. 

The  Grand  Tiler  remains  at  the  door. 

They  proceed  up  to  the  East,  when  they  open  to  the 
right  and  left,  and  the  Grand  Master  passes  through  to  the 
chair;  they  then  close,  and  take  their  seats  on  the  right  of 
the  Master.  The  Master  receives  the  Grand  Master  accord- 
ing to  ancient  usage,  with  the  private  grand  honors  of 
Masonry,  and  resigns  to  him  the  chair  and  the  hiram,  when 
the  officers  of  the  Lodge  resign  their  seats  to  the  corre- 
sponding Grand  officers.  The  Master  then  delivers  to  the 
Grand  Master  the  Charter,  the  Treasurer's  and  Sec- 
retary's books,  and  a  statement  of  the  funds  of  the 
Lodge,  for  his  inspection.  Having  examined  them,  he  ex- 
presses his  approbation,  or  makes  such  observations  as  the 
circumstances  and  situation  of  the  Lodge  may  require.  The 
Grand  Master  then  resigns  the  chair  to  the  Worshipful  Mas- 
ter, and  the  Grand  officers  leave  their  seats,  and  repair  to 
the  East. 

Should  the  Grand  officers  retire  before  the  Lodge  is 
closed,  the  same  ceremony  must  be  observed  as  at  their 
entrance. 

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FESTIVAIiS  OF  THE  ORDER 


In  every  country  where  Freemasonry  is  encouraged,  its 
festival  days  are  celebrated  with  great  ceremony.  These 
are,  the  festival  of  St.  John  the  Baptist,  on  the  24th  of  June, 
and  that  of  St.  John  the  Evangelist,  on  the  27th  of  Decem- 
ber. They  are  days  set  apart  by  the  fraternity  to  worship 
the  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe;  to  implore  his  bless- 
ings upon  the  great  family  of  mankind;  and  to  partake  of 
the  feast  of  brotherly  affection.  Hence  the  Grand  Lodge 
has  recommended  to  every  Lodge,  annually  to  celebrate  one 
or  both  of  these  days  in  such  a  way  as  will  be  most  condu- 
cive to  the  advantage  of  the  Lodge,  and  the  honor  and  ben- 
efit of  the  Institution. 

Whichever  day  may  have  been  selected,  the  Lodge  about 
to  celebrate  it  should  assemble  at  its  usual  place  of  meeting, 
and  having  been  opened  on  the  first  degree,  is  called  from 
labor,  and  a  procession  is  to  be  formed  as  follows: 

Tiler,  with  his   sword; 
Two  Stewards,  with  white  staves; 
Two  Standards   (Faith  and  Hope) ; 
Entered  Apprentices,  two  and  two; 
-;  Fellow-crafts,   two   and  two; 

2  Master  Masons,  two  and  two; 

t«  Two  Standards   (Charity  and  W^lsdom) ; 

rt  Masons  of  the  higher  degrees; 

^  A  Brother,  carrying  one  of  the  Orders; 

Four  Brethren,  carrying  the  other   four   Orders,  two  and  two; 
Two    Standards    (Strength   and    Beauty) ; 
Secretary  and  Treasurer; 
The  oldest  member  of  the  lodge,  carrying  the  Holy   Bible, 
Square,  and  Compasses; 
Chaplain  and  Orator; 
Past  Wardens; 
Past  Masters; 
The  two  Wardens,  with  their  pillars; 
Junior  Deacon,  Worshipful  Master,  Senior  Deacon; 

If  any  Grand  officers  be  present,  they  must  be  placed 
in  the  rear  of  the  procession,  immediately  in  front  of  the 
two  Wardens. 

Every  officer  must  wear  the  jewels  of  his  office.  The 
Marshal  attends  on  horseback  to  regulate  the  procession. 
On  arriving  at  the  church  gate,  the  brethren  uncover  and 
open  their  ranks  to  the  right  and  left  as  far  as  the  Master, 
who,  followed  by  the  brethren,  passes  between  the  lines, 

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likewise  uncovered,  into  the  church.     The  same  ceremony 
is  observed  on  their  return  to  the  Freem^isons'  Hall. 

Divine  service  must  be  performed  by  the  Chaplain,  and 
an  appropriate  address  delivered  by  some  competent  broth- 
er appointed  for  the  occasion.  Hymns  and  anthems  adapted 
to  the  occasion  shall  be  sung,  and  after  service,  a  collection 
may  be  made  at  the  church  doors,  in  aid  of  the  charity 
fund.  After  the  return  to  the  hall,  the  Master  may  deliver 
a  charge  from  the  chair,  upon  such  subjects  connected  with 
the  Order,  and  the  honor  and  happiness  of  the  craft,  as  he 
may  think  proper. 

In  all  Masonic  processions,  no  Freemason  shall  wear  the 
insignia  of  any  Order  which  is  not  recognized  by  the  Grand 
Lodge.  The  proper  dress  of  Freemasons  in  procession  is, 
black  clothes,  with  white  gloves. 

When  the  day  is  celebrated  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  the 
procession  must  be  formed  as  follows: 

Tiler,  with  his  sword; 
Two  Stewards,  with  their  staves; 
-^  Two  Standards  (Faith  and  Hope)  ; 

^  Twelve   Fellow-crafts,  two  and  two; 

*J  Tiler,  with  his  sword; 

es  Entered    Apprentices,    two    and   two; 

^  Fellow-crafts,  two   and  two; 

-0  Master  Masons,  two  and  two; 

d  Tiler,  with  his  sword; 

2  Two  Deacons,  with  their  staves; 

O  Two  Deacons,  with  staves; 

Two  Standards   (Strength  and  Beauty); 

Music; 

Grand  Tiler,  with  flaming  sword; 

Grand  Stewards,  with  white  rods; 

A   Brother,   carrying  one  of  the   Orders; 

Four  Brethren,  carrying  the  other  four  Orders,  two  and  two; 

Grand  Pursuivant,   with   sword   of   state; 

Grand  Secretary,  with  his  bag; 

Grand  Treasurer,  with  his  staff; 

The    Bible,    Square,    and    Compasses,    on    a    crimson    velvet    cushion, 

carried   by   an  aged  Master   Mason,   supported   by  two 

Deacons,  with  their  staves;  g 

Grand  Chaplain  and  Orator;  ps 

Past  Grand  Wardens;  2 

Past  Deputy  Grand  Masters;  g* 

Past  Grand  Masters;  ^ 

Junior   Grand  Deacons,  with  their  staves;  tB* 

Grand  Wardens,  with  their  pillars;  ^ 

Deputy   Grand   Master;  v, 

The  Book  of  Constitutions,   on  a  crimson  velvet  cushion,  2. 

carried   by   the   Master    of   the    oldest   Lodge;  2. 

Grand  Master;  3 

Senior  Grand  Deacons,  with  their  staves;  '* 

Two  Tilers,  with  drawn  swords,  close  the  procession. 

These  forms  of  procession  may  be  used  by  the  Grand  or 
a  Constituent  Lodge  on  all  other  public  occasions  where  a 
particular  form  is  not  laid  down  in  this  work. 

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At  Laying  the  Foundation  Stones 
OF  PxjBiiic  Structures 


This  ceremony  must  only  be  performed  by  the  Grand 
Master,  assisted  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  in  General  Communi- 
cation. 

The  chief  magistrate,  and  other  civil  officers  of  the 
place  where  the  building  is  to  be  erected,  generally  attend 
on  the  occasion.    The  ceremony  is  thus  conducted: 

At  the  time  appointed,  the  brethren  are  convened  at 
some  convenient  place,  approved  of  by  the  Grand  Master. 
A  band  of  music  is  provided,  and  the  brethren  appear  in 
the  insignia  of  the  Order,  well  dressed,  with  white  gloves 
and  aprons.  The  Grand  Lodge  is  opened  on  the  first  degree, 
by  the  Grand  Master,  and  the  rules  for  regulating  the  pro- 
cession to  and  from  the  place  where  the  ceremony  is  to  be 
performed,  are  read  by  the  Grand  Secretary.  The  neces- 
sary cautions  are  then  given  from  the  chair,  and  the  Grand 
Lodge  is  called  off  from  labor,  after  which,  the  procession, 
being  arranged  by  the  Grand  Marshal,  sets  out  in  the  fol- 
lowing order: 

Tiler,  with  drawn  sword; 

Two  Stewards,  with  staves; 

Two  Standards   (Faith  and  Hope) ; 

Twelve   Fellow-crafts,  two  and  two; 

Tiler,  with  drawn  sword; 
Entered  Apprentices,  two  and  two; 

Fellow-crafts,  two   and  two;  * 

Master  Masons,  two  and  two; 

Tiler,  with  drawn  sword; 

Two  Deacons,  with  staves; 

Two  Standards   (Charity  and  Wisdom) ; 

Secretaries  of  Lodges,  with  rolls,  two  and  two; 

Treasurers  of  Lodges,  with  green  bags,  two  and  two; 

Junior  Wardens  of  Lodges,  with  pillars,  two  and  two; 

Senior  Wardens  of  Lodges,  with  pillars,  two  and  two; 

Masters  of  Lodges,  with  hirams,  two  and  two; 

Past  Masters  of  Lodges,  two  and  two; 

Masons  of  such  of  the  higher  degrees  as  are  recognized  by  the 

Grand  Lodge,  in  the  form  of  their  respective  Orders; 

Tiler,  with  drawn  sword; 

Two  Deacons,  with  staves; 

Two   Standards    (Strength  and  Beauty); 

Grand  Tiler,  with  drawn  sword; 

Grand  Stewards,  with  white  rods; 

Music ; 

A  Brother,  carrying  one  of  the  Orders; 

Architect,  with  some  implements  of  his  office; 

Four  Brethren,  carrying  the  four  Orders,  two  and  two; 

Grand  Pursuivant,  with   sword  of  state; 

Grand   Secretary,  with  his  bag; 

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Grand  Treasurer,  with  his  staff; 
The  Bible,  Square,  and  Compasses,  on  a  crimson  velvet 
cushion,  carried  by  an  aged  Master  Mason,  sup- 
ported by  two  Deacons  with  staves; 
Grand   Chaplain; 
Past  Grand  Wardens; 
Past  Deputy  Grand  Masters; 
Past   Grand   Masters; 
Chief  magistrate  and  civil  officers  of  the  place; 
Two  Junior  Grand   Deacons,  with   staves; 
Grand  Wardens; 
Deputy  Grand  Master; 
Book  of  Constitutions,  carried  by  the  Master  of 
the  oldest  Lodge; 
Grand   Master,    supported   by    two    Senior    Grand    Deacons, 

with  staves; 
Two  Tilers,  with  swords  drawn,  close  the  procession. 


The  Grand  Marshal  attends  on  horseback  to  regulate  the 

where   the 


procession. 

A  triumphal   arch   is   erected   at  the   place 
ceremony  is  to  be  performed. 

The  procession  arriving  at  the  arch,  opens 
and  left,  and  uncovering,  the  Grand  Master  and 
repair  to  a  temporary  platform,  covered  with  a 
the  rest  of  the  brethren  surround  the  platform. 
Master  commands  silence  in  the  usual  Masonic 
the  following  Ode  is  sung: 


to  the  right 

his  officers 

carpet,  and 

The  Grand 

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In  vain  from  place  to  place  did  roam, 

Until   from   heaven,   from   heaven   they   were   taught 
To  plan,  to  build,  to  fix  their  home. 

Chorus. 

Hail,   mysterious — hail,    glorious    Masonry, 
That  makes  us  ever  great  and  free. 

Illustrious  hence  we  date  our  Art, 

Which  now  in  beauteous  piles  appear. 

And  shall  to  endless,  to  endless  time  impart. 
How  worthy  and  how  great  we  are. 

Chorus— Hail,   etc. 

Nor  we  less  fam'd  for  every  tie 

By  which  the  human  thought  is  bound; 

Love,  truth,  and  friendship,  and  friendship  socially, 
Join  all  our  hearts  and  hands  around. 

Chorus — Hail,   etc. 

Our  actions  still  by  virtue  blest, 

And  to  our  precepts  ever  true, 
The  world  admiring,  admiring  shall  request 

To  learn,  and  our  bright  paths  pursue. 

Chorus— Hail,   etc. 
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The  necessary  preparations  are  then  made  for  laying 
the  stone,  on  which  is  engraved  the  year  of  Masonry,  the 
name  of  the  Grand  Master,  and  such  other  particulars  as 
may  be  deemed  necessary. 

The  stone  is  raised  up  by  means  of  an  engine,  erected 
for  that  purpose  in  the  northeast  corner  of  the  intended 
building. 

The  Grand  Chaplain  offers  up  a  short  prayer. 

The  Grand  Treasurer  then,  by  the  Grand  Master's  com- 
mand, places  under  the  stone  various  sorts  of  coin  and 
medals  of  the  present  age.  Solemn  music  is  introduced, 
and  the  stone  is  let  down  into  its  place  by  three  gradual 
motions. 

The  principal  architect  then  presents  the  working  tools 
to  the  Grand  Master,  who,  descending  to  the  foundation, 
applies  the  plumb,  square,  and  level  to  the  stone,  in  their 
proper  positions,  and  standing  in  front  of  all,  says  in  a  loud 
voice : 

I  have  tried  and  proved  this  stone  by  plumb, 
square,  and  level,  and  pronounce  it  to  be  well- 
formed,  TRUE,  and  TRUSTY. 

The  Deputy  Grand  Master  then  presents  the  Grand  Mas- 
ter with  the  golden  vessel  of  corn,  saying: 


Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  I  present  you 
with  the  corn  of  nourishment. 

The  Grand  Master  then  scatters  the  corn  upon  the  stone, 
and  the  Senior  Grand  Warden  presents  him  with  the  silver 
vessel  of  wine,  saying: 


Most  Worshipful   Grand   Master,   I  present  you 
with  the  wine  of  refreshment. 

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The  Grand  Master  pours  the  wine  upon  the  stone,  and 
the  Junior  Grand  Warden  presents  him  with  the  silver  ves- 
sel of  oil,  saying: 


Most  Worshipful   Grand   Master,   I  present  you 
^  with  the  oil  of  joy. 

The  Grand  Master  pours  the  oil  upon  the  stone,  and 
standing  in  front  of  all,  and  extending  his  hands,  he  makes 
the  following  invocation: 

May  the  all-bounteous  Author  of  Nature  bless  the 
inhabitants  of  this  place  with  all  the  necessaries, 

|.  conveniences,  and  comforts  of  life;  assist  in  the  erec- 
tion and  completion  of  this  building;  protect  the 
workmen  against  every  accident;  long  preserve  this 

^structure  from  decay;  and  grant  to  us  all  a  supply  of 
the  Corn  of  nourishment,  the  Wine  of  refreshmenty 

V  and  the  Oil  of  Joy.    So  mote  it  be.    Amen. 

The  Grand  Master  then  strikes  the  stone  three  times 
with  his  hiram,  and  the  brethren  give  the  public  grand 
honors  of  Masonry  by  three  times  three. 

The  Grand  Master  then  ascends  the  platform,  and  de- 
livers over  the  various  implements  of  architecture  to  the 
architect,  saying:  '^i^r^. 

Worthy  Sir  (or  Brother),  having  thus,  as  Grand 
Master  of  Masons,  laid  the  foundation  stone  of  this 
structure,  I  now  deliver  these  implements  of  your 
profession  into  your  hands,  intrusting  you  with  the 
superintendence  and  direction  of  the  work,  having 
full  confidence  in  your  skill  and  capacity  to  conduct 
the  same. 


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The  Grand  Master  then  re-ascends  the  platform,  and  the 
following  Anthem  may  be  sung: 


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Parent  of  light,  accept  our  praise  I 
Who  shedd'st  on  us  thy  brightest  rays, 

The  light  that  fills  the  mind: 
By  choice  selected,  lol  we  stand, 
By  friendship  join'd   a  social  band  I 

That   love,   that   aid   mankind! 

CHORUS 

In  choral  numbers  Masons  join. 

To  bless  and  praise  this  light  divine. 

The   widow's  tear,   the   orphan's   cry. 
All   wants    our   ready   hands    supply. 

As  far  as  power  is  given; 
The  naked   clothe,   the  pris'ner   free. 
These  are  thy  works,  sweet  Charity, 

Reveal'd  to   us   from   heaven. 

Chorus — In  choral  numbers,  etc. 

The  Grand  Master  then  addresses  the  assembly  as  fol- 
lows: 

Men  and  brethren  here  assembled,  be  it  known 
unto  you,  that  we  be  lawful  Masons,  true  and  faith- 
ful to  the  laws  of  our  country,  and  engaged,  by  sol- 
emn obligations,  to  erect  magnificent  buildings,  to  be 
serviceable  to  the  brethren,  and  to  fear  God,  the 
Great  Architect  of  the  Universe.  We  have  among 
us,  concealed  from  the  eyes  of  all  men,  secrets 
which  can  not  be  divulged,  and  which  have  never 
been  found  out;  but  these  secrets  are  lawful  and 

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honorable,  and  not  repugnant  to  the  laws  of  God  or 
man.  They  were  intrusted,  in  peace  and  honor,  to 
the  Masons  of  ancient  times,  and  having  been  faith- 
fully transmitted  to  us,  it  is  our  duty  to  convey  them 
unimpaired  to  the  latest  posterity.  Unless  our  craft 
were  good  and  our  calling  honorable,  we  should  not 
have  lasted  for  so  many  centuries,  nor  should  we 
■have  been  honored  with  the  patronage  of  so  many 
illustrious  men  in  all  ages,  who  have  ever  shown 
themselves  ready  to  promote  our  interests  and  de- 
fend us  from  all  adversaries.  We  are  assembled 
here  today  in  the  face  of  you  all,  to  build  a  house, 
which  we  pray  God  may  deserve  to  prosper,  by  be- 
coming a  place  of  concourse  for  good  men,  and  pro- 
moting harmony  and  brotherly  love  throughout 
the  world,  till  time  shall  be  no  more. 

The  brethren  all  exclaim: 

So  mote  it  be.    Amen. 


A  voluntary  collection  is  then  made  by  the  Grand 
Stewards  among  the  brethren  for  the  needy  workmen,  and 
the  sum  collected  is  placed  upon  the  stone  by  the  Grand 
Treasurer;  during  which  time  the  following  Song  may  be 
sung  in  honor  of  Masonry: 


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lodges  stand,  May  they  have  great  command,  And  always  grace  the  land  ;  Thou  art  di-vine. 


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Great  fabrics  still  arise. 
And  grace  the  azure  skies — 

Great   are   thy   schemes; 
Thy   noble    orders    are 
Matchless   beyond   compare; 
No   art  with   thee   can   share; 

Thou  art  divine. 

Hiram,  the   architect. 
Did  all  the  craft  direct 

How   they   should   build; 
Sol'mon,    Great   Israel's   king. 
Did  mighty  blessings  bring, 
And   left  us   room  to   sing. 

Hail,  Royal  Art  I 

A  benediction  is  then  pronounced  by  the  Grand  Chap- 
lain, after  which  the  procession  returns  in  the  same  order 
to  the  place  whence  it  set  out,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  is 
closed  with  the  usual  formalities. 

Where  the  site  of  the  intended  building  is  too  remote 
for  the  Grand  Master  to  attend  in  person,  a  dispensation 
may  be  obtained  by  the  nearest  Subordinate  Lodge  to  per- 
form the  ceremony  as  near  to  the  customary  forms  as  cir- 
cumstances will  permit. 


217 


Dedication  of  Masonic  IlAiiiiS 

On  the  day  appointed  for  the  celebration  of  the  cere- 
mony of  dedication,  the  brethren  are  convened  in  a  con- 
venient room,  adjoining  to  the  place  where  the  ceremony 
is  to  be  performed,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  is  opened  in  ample 
form  on  the  first  degree.  The  order  of  procession  is  read 
by  the  Grand  Secretary,  and  a  general  charge  respecting 
propriety  of  behavior  given  by  the  Grand  Master.  The 
Grand  Lodge  then  moves  to  the  Hall  which  is  to  be  dedi- 
cated, in  the  following  form  of  procession: 

Tiler,    with    drawn    sword; 
Two    Stewards,    with   rods; 
Two  Standards   (Faith  and  Hope) ; 
Twelve   Fellow-crafts,  two  and   two; 
Tiler,  with  drawn  sword; 
-;  Entered   Apprentices,   two    and   two; 

^  Fellow-crafts,   two   and   two; 

g  Master  Masons,  two  and  two; 

d  Tiler,    with   drawn   sword; 

S  Two  Deacons,  with  rods; 

Two  Standards  (Charity  and  Wisdom) ; 

Secretaries   of   Lodges,    with   rolls,   two   and   two; 

Treasurers  of  Lodges,  with  their  badges  of  office,  two  and  two; 

Junior  Wardens  of  Lodges,  with  pillars,  two  and  two; 

Senior  Wardens  of  Lodges,  with  pillars,  two  and  two; 

Masters  of  Lodges,  with  hirams,  two  and  two; 

Past  Masters  of  Lodges,  two  and  two; 

Masons  of  such  of  the  higher  degrees  as  are  recognized  by  the   Grand 

Lodge,  in  the  form  of  their  respective  Orders; 

Tiler,    with   drawn   sword; 

Two  Deacons,  with  rods; 

Two  Standards   (Strength  and  Beauty) ; 

Grand  Tiler,  with  drawn  sword; 

Grand   Stewards,   with  white   staves; 

■^  Music; 

Si  A   Brother,   carrying  a   gold   pitcher,   containing  corn; 

^  Two  Brethren,  with  silver  pitchers,  containing  oil  and  wine; 
^  A  Brother,  carrying  one  of  the  Orders; 

S  Four  Brethren,  carrying  the  Lodge,  covered  with  white  silk; 
^  Four  Brethren,  carrying  the  other  four  Orders,  two  and  two; 
fl  Architect,  with  square,  level,  and  plumb; 

2  Grand   Pursuivant,   with   sword   of   state; 

O  Grand   Secretary,   with  a   green   bag; 

Grand  Treasurer,  with  his  staff; 

Bible,  Square,  and  Compasses,  on  a  crimson  velvet  cushion,  carried  by 

an  aged  Mason,  supported  by  two  Deacons,  with  their  rods; 

Grand   Chaplain  and  Orator; 

Past  Grand  Wardens; 

Past   Grand  Deputy  Masters; 

Past   Grand   Masters ; 

Chief  magistrate  and  civil  officers  of  the  place; 

Junior  Grand  Deacons,  with  rods; 

Grand  Wardens; 

Deputy  Grand  Master; 

The   Constitutions,  carried  on  a  crimson  velvet  cushion  by  the  Master 

of  the   oldest   lodge; 

Grand  Master; 

Senior  Grand  Deacons,  with  rods; 

Two  Tilers,  with  swords  drawn,  close  the  procession. 

219 


Every  officer  must  wear  the  jewel  of  his  office.  The 
Grand  Marshal  attends  on  horseback  to  regulate  the  proces- 
sion and  preserve  order.  In  all  Masonic  processions,  the 
brethren  open  to  the  right  and  left,  as  far  as  the  Grand 
Tiler,  and  the  Grand  officers  and  regalia  pass  through — the 
brethren  being  uncovered. 

When  the  procession  reaches  the  Grand  Master's  chair, 
the  Grand  officers  are  separately  proclaimed  by  the  Grand 
Marshal,  according  to  rank,  as  they  arrive  at  that  station, 
and  when  the  Grand  Master  is  proclaimed,  a  grand  piece  of 
music  is  performed,  while  the  procession  is  made  three 
times  round  the  Hall.  The  Lodge  is  then  placed  in  the  cen- 
ter, and  the  Grand  Master  having  taken  the  chair,  under  a 
canopy  of  state,  the  Grand  officers  and  the  Masters  and 
Wardens  of  the  Lodges,  etc.,  repair  to  the  places  previously 
prepared  for  their  reception.  The  five  Orders  are  arranged 
near  the  Lodge,  and  the  gold  and  silver  pitchers,  with  the 
corn,  wine,  and  oil,  are  placed  upon  it.  Near  it  stands  a 
pedestal,  with  the  Bible  open,  and  the  square  and  com- 
passes laid  thereon,  and  upon  another  pedestal,  the  Book 
of  Constitutions.  These  arrangements  being  made,  the  fol- 
lowing Anthem,  or  some  other  appropriate  one,  is  sung: 


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All  hail,  great  God  !  From  heav'n,  thy  dwelling-place,  l^nd  down  thy 


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sav  -  ing  grace  ;  Re*mem-ber   now  our  race,  O       Lord  our  God. 


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Hail,  universal  Lord, 

By  heaven  and  earth  adored.  i 

All  hail,  great  God  I 
Before  thy  throne  we  bend,  ' 

To  us  thy  grace  extend. 
And  to  our  prayer  attend; 

All  hail,  great  God  I 

0,  hear  our  prayer  to-day, 

Turn  not  thy  face  away,  \ 

O  Lord  our  God! 
Heaven,  thy  dread  dwelling-place. 
Can  not  contain  thy  grace; 
Remember  now  our  race, 

O  Lord  our  God! 

God  of  our  fathers,  hear. 
And  to  our  cry  be  near, 

Jehovah,  God! 
The  heavens  eternal  bow, 
Forgive  in  mercy  now 
Thy  suppliants  here,  O  thou 

Jehovah,  God! 

To  thee  our  hearts  do  draw. 
On  them,  0  write  thy  law, 

Our  Saviour  God! 
When  in  this  Lodge  we're  met. 
And  at  thine  altar  set, 
0,  do  not  us  forget. 

Our  Saviour  God!  , 

The  Master  of  the  Lodge  to  which  the  Hall  to  be  dedi- 
cated belongs,  then  rises,  and  approaching  the  East  ad- 
dresses the  Grand  Master  as  follows: 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  the  brethren  of 

Lodge,  being  animated  with  a  desire 

to  promote  the  honor  and  interest  of  the  craft,  have 
erected  a  Masonic  Hall  for  their  convenience  and 
accommodation.  They  are  desirous  that  the  same 
should  be  examined  by  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand 
Lodge,  and  if  it  should  meet  their  approbation,  that 
it  should  be  solemnly  dedicated  to  Masonic  purposes 
agreeably  to  ancient  form  and  usage. 

The  Architect  then  addresses  the  Grand  Master  as  fol- 
lows, presenting  to  him  the  Square,  Level,  and  Plumb: 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  having  been  in- 
trusted with  the  superintendence  and  management 

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of  the  workmen  employed  in  the  construction  of  this 
edifice,  and  having,  according  to  the  best  of  my 
ability,  accomplished  the  task  assigned  me,  I  now 
return  my  thanks  for  the  honor  of  this  appointment, 
and  beg  leave  to  surrender  up  the  implements  which 
were  committed  to  my  care,  when  the  foundation  of 
this  fabric  was  laid;  humbly  hoping  that  the  exer- 
tions which  have  been  made  on  this  occasion,  will  be 
crowned  with  your  approbation,  and  that  of  the 
Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge. 

To  which  the  Grand  Master  makes  the  following  reply: 

Brother  Architect,  the  skill  and  fidelity  displayed 
in  the  execution  of  the  trust  reposed  in  you,  at  the 
commencement  of  this  undertaking,  have  secured  the 
entire  approbation  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  and  they 
sincerely  pray  that  this  edifice  may  continue  a  last- 
ing monument  of  the  taste,  spirit,  and  liberality  of  its 
founders. 

The  Deputy  Grand  Master  then  rises,  and  says: 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  the  hall  in  which 
we  are  now  assembled,  and  the  plan  upon  which  it 
has  been  constructed,  having  met  with  your  approba- 
tion, it  is  the  desire  of  the  fraternity  that  it  should 
now  be  dedicated,  according  to  ancient  form  and 
usage. 

The  Lodge  is  then  uncovered,  and  a  procession  is  made 
around  it  in  the  following  form,  during  which  solemn  music 
is  played: 

Grand   Pursuivant ; 

Two   Stewards,   with   staves; 

A  Past  Master,  with  a  light; 

A  Past  Master,  with  Bible,  Square,  and  Compasses  on  a  velvet  cushion; 

Two  Past  Masters,  each  with  a  light; 

Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer; 

Grand   Junior   Warden,   with  pitcher   of  corn; 

Grand  Senior  Warden,  with  pitcher  of  wine; 

Deputy  Grand  Master,  with  pitcher  of  oil; 

Grand  Master; 

Two  Deacons,  with  rods. 

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When  the  Grand  Master  arrives  at  the  East,  the  proces- 
sion halts,  the  music  is  silent,  and  the  Grand  Chaplain 
makes  the  following 

CONSECRATION  PRAYER 

Almighty  and  ever  glorious  and  gracious  Lord 
God,  Creator  of  all  things,  and  Governor  of  every- 
thing thou  hast  made,  mercifully  look  upon  thy 
servants,  now  assembled  in  thy  name  and  in  thy 
presence,  and  bless  and  prosper  all  our  works  be- 
gun, continued,  and  ended  in  thee.  Graciously  be- 
stow upon  us  Wisdom  in  all  our  doings;  Strength 
of  mind  in  all  our  difficulties,  and  the  Beauty 
of  harmony  and  holiness  in  all  our  communica- 
tions and  work.  Let  Faith  be  the  foundation  of 
our  Hope,  and  Charity  the  fruit  of  our  obedience  to 
thy  revealed  will. 

0  thou  preserver  of  men!  graciously  enable  us 
now  to  dedicate  this  house  which  we  have  erected, 
to  the  honor  and  glory  of  thy  name,  and  mercifully 
be  pleased  to  accept  this  service  at  our  hands. 

May  all  who  shall  be  lawfully  appointed  to  ruk 
herein  according  to  our  Constitutions,  be  under  thy 
special  guidance  and  protection,  and  faithfully  ob- 
serve and  fulfill  all  their  obligations  to  thee  {?nd 
to  the  Lodge. 

May  all  who  come  within  these  consecrated 
walls,  have  but  one  heart  and  one  mind,  to  love, 
to  honor,  to  fear,  and  to  obey  thee,  as  thy  maj- 
esty and  unbounded  goodness  claim;  and  to  love 
one  another,  as  thou  hast  loved  us.  May  every 
discordant  passion  be  here  banished  from  our 
bosom.  May  we  here  meet  in  thy  presence  as  a 
band  of  brethren,  who  were  created  by  the  same 
Almighty  Parent,  are  daily  sustained  by  the  same 
beneficent  hand,  and  are  traveling  the  same  road 

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to  the  gates  of  death.  Maj^  we  here  have  thj^ 
Holy  Word  always  present  to  our  mind,  and  relig- 
ion, and  virtue,  love,  harmony,  and  peaceful,  joy 
reigning  triumphant  in  our  hearts. 

May  all  the  proper  work  of  our  institution  that 
may  be  done  in  this  house  be  such  as  thy  wisdom 
may  approve  and  thy  goodness  prosper.  And, 
finally,  graciously  be  pleased,  0  thou  Sovereign 
Architect  of  the  Universe,  to  bless  the  craft  where- 
soever dispersed,  and  make  them  true  and  faithful 
to  thee,  to  their  neighbor,  and  to  themselves.  And 
when  the  time  of  our  labor  is  drawing  near  to  an 
end,  and  the  pillar  of  our  strength  is  declining 
to  the  ground,  graciously  enable  us  to  pass  through 
tfie  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death,  supported  by 
thy  rod  and  thy  staff,  to  those  mansions  beyond 
the  skies  where  love,  and  peace,  and  joy  forever 
reign  before,  thy  throne.— Amen. 

Response  by  the  Brethren.— Glory  be  to  God  on 
high,   on   earth  peace,  good-will   toward  men. 

The  Junior  Grand  Warden  then  presents  the  vessel  of 
corn  to  the  Grand  Master,  who  pours  it  upon  the  Lodge, 
saying: 


In  the  name  of  the  Supreme  and  Eternal  God,  the 
Grand  Architect  of  heaven  and  earth,  to  whom  be  all 
honor  and  glory,  I  dedicate  this  hall  to  Freemasonry. 

The  public  grand  honors  are  then  given. 

A  piece  of  music  is  then  performed,  and  the  second 
procession  is  made  round  the  Lodge.  When  the  Grand 
Master  arrives  at  the  East,  the  music  ceases,  and  the  Senior 

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Grand  Warden  presents  him  with  the  vessel  of  wine,  which 
he  sprinkles  over  the  Lodge,  saying: 


In  the  name  of  the  Supreme  and  Eternal  God,  the 
Grand  Architect  of  heaven  and  earth,  to  whom  be  all 
honor  and  glory,  I  dedicate  this  hall  to  Virtue. 

The  public  grand  honors  are  then  given. 

The  music  is  resumed,  and  the  third  procession  is  made 
round  the  Lodge.  When  the  Grand  Master  arrives  at  the 
East,  the  music  ceases,  and  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  pre- 
sents him  with  the  vessel  of  oil,  which  he  sprinkles  over 
the  Lodge,  saying: 


In  the  name  of  the  Supreme  and  Eternal  God,  the 
Grand  Architect  of  heaven  and  earth,  to  whom  be  all 
honor  and  glory,  I  dedicate  this  hall  to  Universal 
Benevolence. 

The  public  grand  honors  are  then  given. 

The  Grand  Chaplain,  standing  before  the  Lodge,  then 
makes  the  following 

INVOCATION 

O  Lord  God,  there  is  no  God  like  unto  thee,  in 
heaven  above,  or  in  the  earth  beneath,  who  keep- 
est  covenant  and  mercy  with  thy  servants,  who 
walk  before  thee  with  all  their  hearts. 

Let  all  the  people  of  the  earth  know  that  the 
Lord  is  God  and  that  there  is  none  else.  Let  all  the 
people  of  the  earth  know  thy  Name,  and  fear  thee. 

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Let  all  the  people  know  that  this  house  is  built 
and  consecrated  to  thy  name. 

But  will  God  indeed  dwell  on  the  earth?  Behold, 
the  heaven  and  heaven  of  heavens  can  not  contain 
thee;  how  much  less  this  house  that  we  have  built! 

Yet  have  thou  respect  unto  the  prayer  of  thy 
servant,  and  to  his  supplication,  0  Lord  my  God, 
to  hearken  unto  the  cry  and  to  the  prayer  of  thy 
servant,  and  thy  people. 

That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  toward  this  house 
night  and  day,  even  toward  the  place  consecrated  to 
thy  name. 

And  hearken  thou  to  the  supplication  of  thy 
servant,  and  of  thy  people;  and  hear  thou  in  heaven 
thy  dwelling-place;  and  when  thou  hearest,  for- 
give. 

For  they  be  thy  people,  and  thine  inheritance. 
For  thou  didst  separate  them  from  among  all  the 
people  of  the  earth  to  be  thine  inheritance. 

Response  by  the  Brethren.— The  Lord  is  gracious, 
and  his  mercy  endureth  forever. 

The  Grand  Chaplain  then  pronounces  the  following 

BENEDICTION 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  that  hath  given  rest  unto 
his  people.  The  Lord  our  God  be  with  us,  as  he 
was  with  our  fathers;  let  him  not  leave  us,  nor 
forsake  us:  that  he  may  incline  our  hearts  unto 
him,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  com- 
mandments, and  his  statutes,  and  his  judgments, 
which  he  has  commanded. 

Response.— Glory  be  to  God  on  high,  on  earth 
peace,   good-will  toward  men. 

The  Lodge  is  then  covered  and  the  public  grand  honors 
given,  when  the  Grand  Master  retires  to  his  chair. 

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The  following  anthem  may  then  be  sung: 


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Is     rael  with  zeal,  his  courts  did  fill.  And  God  was  hon-or^d  there. 


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Celestial  rays   of  glorious  light, 

The   sacred   walls    contain'd; 
The  pure  refulgence,  day  and  night, 

With   awful    force   remain'd. 

0   may   thy   presence,    gracious    Lord, 

In   our   assembly  be; 
Enlighten   us   to   know   thy   Word, 

That  we  may  honor  Thee. 

And  when   the   final   trump   shall   sound, 

To   judge   the   world   of   sin. 
Within  thy  courts  may  we  be  found, 

Eternally  til'd  in. 

An  address  is  then  delivered,  by  some  Brother  appointed 
for  the  occasion,  after  which  the  following  Ode  may  be 
sung : 


* 


ODE 


At  dawn  of  creation,  when  bright  beams  of  morning 
Broke  through  the  regions  of  chaos  and  night. 

And  angels  rejoic'd  at  the  glory  adorning 

The  framework  of  nature  with  order  and  light; 


*This  ode,  written  by  Brother  St.  John  Phillips,  M.  D.,  was  substi- 
tuted by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  South  Carolina  in  1841,  on  the  occasion 
of  the  dedication  of  Masonic  Hall  in  Charleston,  for  the  one  formerly 
used. 


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Soon  as  the  brilliant  ray, 

Symbol    of   endless    day, 
Suffus'd  with  its  blush  the  earth  and  the  sea, 

Then  on  the  new-born  man 

Beam'd   the   grand  mystic  plan 
Of  Masonry's  Orders,  accepted   and  free. 

From  caves  of  old  ocean,  whose  deep  rolling  fountains 

Gush  where  foundations  of  earth  darkly  lie. 
Grand  columns  rise   into  ice-cover'd  mountains, 
To  prop  up  the  arch  of  the  star-spangled  sky. 
His  was  the  shrine  of  love, 
Who,    from    His    throne    above. 
Ancient   of   days!   gave  the   sovereign   decree; 
And  from  the  corner-stone 
Were    all   the   virtues    shown 
Of   Masonry's    Orders,    accepted    and    free. 

A  cherub  there   came   of  beauty  in  vision. 

Whom  mortals  have  call'd  by  Faith's  holy  name; 
Beside  her  next  stood  Hope,  pure  and  elysian. 
As  ever  appear'd  in  the  first  dream  of  fame; 
And   whilst    immortals   there, 
Charity,  gracious  fairl 
Daughter  of  heaven;  burnt  incense  to  thee; 
Swelled   anthems   glorious  1 
Triumph   victorious! 
Of  Masonry's  Orders,  accepted  and  free. 

And  here  have  we  built,  as  a  shelter  from  danger, 

A  temple  to  friendship  and  virtue  combin'd, 
Where  the  orphan,  the  widow,  and  destitute  stranger, 
A  Mason's  compassion  and  favor  may  find. 
Far   from    deceit   and   art. 
Freely  with  hand  and  heart. 
Welcome    the    brother,    whoever    he    be! 
Here   may   the   pilgrim   guest 
Find  the  sweet  home  of  rest. 
Of   Masonry's    Orders,    accepted    and    free. 


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May  the  Grand  Master  whom,   all  things  possessing, 

The  heaven   of  heavens   can   never   contain, 
Crown   this   good  work  with   His   favor   and  blessing, 
And  Charity's  fabric  in  mercy  sustain! 

Till    as    the    courses    rise, 

Up   to   the    radiant   skies, 
In   that    Grand   Lodge   may    all   mankind   agree; 

And  in  the   reign   of  peace. 

Only  with  time  shall  cease 
Great   Masonry's   Orders,   accepted   and   free. 

A  collection  is  then  made  by  the  Grand  Stewards,  for 
the  relief  of  distressed  Masons,  their  widows  and  orphans. 
The  grand  procession  is  resumed,  and  after  marching  three 
times  round  the  hall,  with  the  Lodge,  as  at  entrance,  during 
which  a  grand  pi6ce  of  music  is  performed,  the  procession 
returns  to  the  place  whence  it  set  out,  where  the  laws  of 
the  Order  are  rehearsed,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  is  closed  in 
ample  form. 


NOTE. — ^When  the  distance  is  such  that  the  Grand  Master  with  his 
Grand  officers  can  not  conveniently  attend,  he  may  depute  some  skillful 
Past  Master  to  represent  him,  who  may  call  other  worthy  brethren  to 
his  assistance,  and  the  form  of  proxy  therefor  is  the  same  as  that  con- 
tained on  page  162,  for  the  Constitution  of  a  Lodge,  with  the  necessary 
verbal  alterations. 

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FuNBRAii  Service 

(LODGE  BOOM) 


No  person  can  be  interred  with  the  formalities  of  the 
Order  unless  he  shall  have  been  raised  to  the  degree  of 
Master  Mason.  Fellow-crafts  and  Entered  Apprentices  are 
not  entitled  to  Masonic  burial,  nor  can  they  join  in  proces- 
sion on  such  occasion. 

All  brethren  in  attendance  at  a  funeral  should  be  de- 
cently clothed  in  black,  with  crepe  on  the  left  arm,  and 
with  white  gloves  and  aprons. 

The  brethren  having  assembled  at  the  Lodge-room,  the 
Master  opens  the  Lodge  on  the  Third  degree  of  Masonry,  and 
states  the  purpose  for  which  it  has  been  called  together. 

The  service  is  then  commenced,  as  follows: 

Master.— If  a  man  die,  shall  he  live  again? 
Response.— The  dust  shall  return  to  the  earth  as 
it  was,  and  the  spirit  to  God  who  gave  it. 

Master.— When  he  dieth  shall  he  carry  anything 
away  with  him? 

Response.— He  brought  nothing  into  this  world 
and  it  is  certain  he  can  carry  nothing  out. 

Master.— The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken 
away;  blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Response.— God  is  our  God  forever.  He  will  be 
our  guide  and  support  through  the  dark  valley  of 
the  shadow  of  death. 

Master.— Our  Brother  has  been  called  from  labor 
in  the  terrestrial  Lodge,  and  gone,  we  trust,  to  par- 
take of  the  Divine  Refreshment  on  high. 

Let  us  meditate  on  the  virtues  of  his  character— 
the  benevolent  spirit  he  manifested— the  offerings 

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he  made  upon  thfe  altar  of  charity,  whereby  the 
needy  were  supported,  the  distressed  comforted,  the 
widow's  woes  assuaged,  the  lone  orphan's  tears 
dried  up. 

Let  us  see,  in  our  holy  religion,  and  in  the  teach- 
ings of  our  Institution,  those  principles  which  influ- 
enced him  to  love  and  adore  his  Maker;  and  to  love 
his  fellowmen;  which  taught  him  how  to  live  and 
how  to  die.  And  since  he  has  gone  in  obedience  to 
heaven's  mandate,  may  the  recollection  of  his  honor 
and  virtue  be  cherished  in  our  hearts,  and  have  a 
salutary  influence  on  our  lives. 

And  now,  beloved  Brother,  farewell;  farewell, 
till  we  meet  thee  with  a  lasting  embrace  in  that 
Grand  Lodge  where  the  Grand  Master  Supreme  for- 
ever presides;  forever  reigns. 

Response, -^  {Repeated  three  times,  giving  the 
funeral  Grand  Honors  each  time) :  The  will  of  God 
is  accomplished!    So  mote  it  be!    Amen. 

PRAYER 

Almighty  God,  infinite  in  wisdom,  mercy  and 
goodness,  extend  to  us  the  riches  of  Thy  everlasting 
favor;  make  us  grateful  for  present  benefits;  and 
crown  us  with  immortal  life  and  honor,  and  to  Thy 
name  shall  be  glory  forever.    Amen. 

Response:     So  mote  it  be. 

Solemn  music  may  here  be  introduced,  during  which  a 
procession  is  formed.  If  the  body  be  not  in  the  Lodge- 
room,  the  procession  will  move  to  the  house  of  the  deceased, 
and  thence  with  his  remains  to  the  sepulcher,  in  the.  follow- 
ing order  J 

Tiler  with   drawn   sword. 

Stewards  with  white  rods. 

Musicians. 

(If  Masons,  otherwise  they  will  follow  the  Tiler.) 

Master  Masons  (two  and  two). 

Junior  and  Senior  Deacons. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
Junior  and  Senior  Wardens. 

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Past  Masters. 
The  Holy  Writings. 
(On  a  cushion  covered  with  black  cloth,  and  carried  by  the  oldest  mem- 
ber of  the  Lodge.) 
The  Master. 
The  Reverend  Clergy. 
Pall  Bearers.  The  Body.  Pall  Bearers. 

(With  the  insignia  placed  thereon.) 
Mourners. 

(SEHVICES  AT   THE   GBAVE ) 

The  Brethren  should  not  leave  their  places  during  the 
procession.  Upon  arriving  at  the  place  of  burial,  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Lodge  will  form  a  hollow  square  around  the 
grave;  the  clergyman  and  Master  of  the  Lodge  at  the  head 
of  the  grave  or  sepulcher,  and  the  mourners  will  be  placed 
at  its  foot,  under  the  care  of  the  Senior  Warden.  The  serv- 
ices will  then  be  resumed  by  the  Master,  as  follows: 

The  solemn  notes  that  betoken  the  dissolution 
of  these  earthly  tabernacles  have  again  announced 
the  approach  of  the  Messenger  of  Death,  whom  no 
sentinel  may  assume  to  oppose,  and  another  spirit 
has  been  summoned  to  the  land  where  our  fathers 
have  gone  before  us. 

Again  we  are  called  to  assemble  among  the 
habitations  of  the  dead.  Behold  the  "narrow  house 
appointed  for  all  living!"  Here,  around  us,  in  that 
peace  which  the  world  cannot  give,  sleep  the  un- 
numbered dead.  The  gentle  breeze  fans  their  ver- 
dant covering,  they  heed  it  not;  the  sunshine  and 
the  storms  pass  over  them  and  they  are  not  dis- 
turbed; stones  and  lettered  monuments  symbolize 
the  affections  of  surviving  friends,  yet  no  sound 
proceeds  from  them  save  that  silent  but  thrilling 
admonition,  "Seek  ye  the  narrow  path  and  the 
straight  gate  that  lead  unto  eternal  life." 

We  are  again  called  upon  to  consider  the  uncer- 
tainty of  human  life,  the  immutable  certainty  of 
death  and  the  vanity  of  all  human  pursuits.     De- 

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crepitude  and  decay  are  written  upon  every  living 
thing.  The  cradle  and  the  coffin  stand  in  juxtapo- 
sition to  each  other,  and  it  is  a  melancholy  truth 
that  so  soon  as  v^e  begin  to  live,  that  moment  also 
we  begin  to  die.  It  is  passing  strange  that,  not- 
withstanding the  daily  mementos  of  mortality  that 
cross  our  path,  notwithstanding  the  funeral  bell  so 
often  tolls  in  our  ears  and  the  "mournful  proces- 
sions" go  about  our  streets,  we  will  not  more 
seriously  consider  our  own  approaching  fate.  We 
go  on  from  design  to  design;  add  hope  to  hope;  and 
lay  out  plans  for  the  employment  of  many  years, 
until  we  are  suddenly  alarmed  at  the  approach  of 
the  Messenger  of  Death,  at  a  moment  when  we 
least  expect  him,  and  which  we  probably  conclude 
to  be  the  meridian  of  our  existence. 

What,  then,  are  the  externals  of  human  dignity, 
the  power  of  wealth,  the  dreams  of  ambition,  the 
pride  of  intellect,  or  the  charms  of  beauty  when 
Nature  has  paid  her  last  just  debt?  Fix  your  eyes 
on  this  last  sad  scene,  and  view  life  stripped  of  its 
ornaments  and  you  must  be  persuaded  of  the  utter 
emptiness  of  these  delusions.  In  the  grave  all  fal- 
lacies are  detected;  all  ranks  are  leveled;  all  dis- 
tinctions are  done  away.  The  monarch  from  his 
throne  and  the  beggar  who  last  stood  shivering  at 
our  gates,  are  equals  in  the  silent  chambers  of 
the  dead. 

While  we  drop  the  sympathetic  tear  over  the 
grave  of  our  deceased  Brother,  let  us  cast  around 
his  faults  and  foibles,  whatever  they  may  have 
been,  the  broad  mantle  of  Masonic  charity,  nor 
withhold  from  his  memory  the  commendation  that 
his  virtues  claim  at  our  hands.  Perfection  on  earth 
has  never  yet  been  attained;  the  wisest  as  well  as 

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the  best  of  men  have  gone  astray.  Suffer,  then,  the 
apologies  of  human  nature  to  plead  for  him  who 
can  no  longer  plead  for  himself. 

Our  present  meeting  and  proceedings  will  have 
been  in  vain  and  useless  if  they  fail  to  excite  our 
most  serious  reflections  and  strengthen  our  resolu- 
tions of  amendment.  Let  us  resolve  to  maintain 
with  greater  sincerity  the  dignified  character  of  our 
profession.  May  our  faith  be  evinced  in  a  correct 
moral  walk  and  deportment;  may  our  hope  be  as 
bright  as  the  glorious  mysteries  that  will  be  revealed 
hereafter;  and  our  charity  boundless  as  the  wants 
of  our  fellow  creatures.  And,  having  faithfully  dis- 
charged the  great  duties  which  we  owe  to  God,  to 
our  neighbor,  and  to  ourselves,  when  at  last  it  shall 
please  the  Grand  Master  of  the  Universe  to  sum- 
mon us  into  His  eternal  presence,  may  the  trestle 
board  of  our  lives  pass  such  inspection  that  it  may 
be  given  unto  each  of  us  to  "eat  of  the  hidden 
manna"  and  to  receive  the  "white  stone  with  a  new 
name"  that  will  insure  perpetual  and  unspeakable 
happiness  in  the  happy  land  beyond  the  river. 
Unto  the  grave  we  now  consign  the  body  of  our 
departed  Brother. 

Here  lower  the  body  into  the  grave.  When  done,  Master 
proceeds  as  follows: 

The  lamb  skin,  or  white  apron,  is  the  emblem 
of  innocence  and  the  badge  of  a  Mason.  It  is  more 
ancient  than  the  golden  fleece  or  Roman  eagle, 
more  honorable  than  star  and  garter,  when  worth- 
ily worn. 

Master  then  deposits  it  in  the  grave. 
This  emblem  I  now  deposit  in  the  grave  of  our 
deceased  Brother.     The   grave   reminds   us   of   the 

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universal  dominion  of  death.  The  arm  of  friend- 
ship cannot  interpose  to  prevent  his  coming;  the 
wealth  of  the  world  cannot  purchase  our  release;  nor 
will  the  innocence  of  youth  or  the  charms  of 
beauty  propitiate  his  purpose.  The  mattock,  the 
coffin  and  the  melancholy  grave  admonish  us  of 
our  mortality,  and  that,  sooner  or  later,  these  frail 
bodies  must  moulder  in  their  parent  dust. 

Master  takes  evergreen  and  continues: 

This  evergreen,  which  once  marked  the  tem- 
porary resting  place  of  the  illustrious  dead,  is  an 
emblem  of  our  faith  in  the  immortality  of  the  soul. 
By  this  we  are  reminded  that  we  have  an  imrnortal 
part  within  us  that  shall  survive  the  grave  and 
which  shall  never,  never,  never  die.  By  it  we  are 
admonished  that,  though  like  our  Brother  whose 
remains  lie  before  us,  we  shall  soon  be  clothed  in 
the  habiliments  of  death  and  deposited  in  the  silent 
tomb,  yet,  through  our  belief  in  the  mercy  of  God, 
we  may  confidently  hope  that  our  souls  will  bloom 
in  eternal  spring.  This,  too,  I  deposit  in  the  grave 
with  the  exclamation,  "Alas,  my  Brother!" 

The  Brethren  here  move  in  procession  around  the 
grave,  each  depositing  in  it  a  sprig  of  evergreen  as  he  passes 
the  head.  The  Secretary  then  drops  his  roll  upon  the  cof- 
fin, and  the  funeral  Grand  Honors  are  given  thrice.  The 
ceremony  is  then  continued  by  the  Master,  as  follows: 

From  time  immemorial  it  has  been  the  custom 
among  the  Fraternity  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
at  the  request  of  a  Brother  or  his  nearest  relatives, 
to  accompany  his  remains  to  the  place  of  interment, 
and  there  to  deposit  them  with  the  usual  formali- 
ties. In  conformity  to  this  usage,  and  at  the  request 
of  our  deceased  Brother,  whose  memory  we  revere, 
and  whose  loss  we  deplore,  we  have  assembled  in 

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the  character  of  Masons  to  offer  up  to  his  memory 
before  the  world,  the  last  sad  tribute  of  our  affec- 
tion, thereby  demonstrating  the  sincerity  of  our  past 
esteem  for  him  and  our  steady  attachment  to  the 
noble  principles  of  the  Order. 

Unto  the  grave  we  have  consigned  the  body  of 
our  deceased  Brothejp— earth  to  earth,  ashes  to 
ashes,  dust  to  dust.  We  can  confidently  leave  him 
in  the  care  of  a  Being  who  has  done  all  things  well; 
who  is  glorious  in  His  holiness,  wondrous  in  His 
power  and  boundless  in  His  love  and  mercy. 

To  the  sorrowing  relatives  of  him  w^e  mourn, 
who  now  stand  heart-stricken  by  the  heavy  hand 
which  has  thus  been  laid  upon  them,  we  have  but 
little  of  this  world's  consolation  to  present.  We 
deeply,  sincerely,  and  most  affectionately  sympa- 
thize with  them  in  their  bereavement,  and  we  fer- 
vently pray  that  "He  who  tempers  the  wind  to  the 
shorn  lamb''  will  look  down  with  compassion  upon 
the  widow  and  the  fatherless  in  this  their  hour  of 
desolation  and  fold  the  arms  of  His  love  and  pro- 
tection around  those  who  are  thus  bereft  of  their 
earthly  stay. 

Soft  and  safe,  to  you,  my  Brother,  be  this  earthly 
bed!  Bright  and  glorious  be  thy  rising  from  itl 
Fragrant  be  the  cassia  sprig  that  here  shall  flourish  I 
May  the  earliest  buds  of  spring  unfold  their  beauty 
o'er  this  your  resting  place  and  here  may  the  sweet- 
ness of  the  summer's  last  rose  linger  longest! 
Though  the  chilling  blasts  of  autumrn  may  lay  them 
in  the  dust  and  for  a  time  their  loveliness  seem  to 
be  destroyed,  yet  the  destruction  is  not  final,  for 
in  the  spring  they  shall  surely  bloom  again.  So, 
your  immortal  spirit,  released  from  earth  by  the 
chilling  blast  of  death,  in  the  brightness  of  eternal 

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day,  may  spring  again  into  newness  of  life  and 
expand  in  immortal  beauty  in  realms  beyond  the 
skies.     Until  then,  my  Brother,  until  then,  farewell. 

BENEDICTION 

The  Lord  bless  us  and  keep  us.  The  Lord  make 
His  face  to  shine  upon  us  and  be  gracious  unto  us. 
The  Lord  lift  upon  us  the  light  of  His  countenance 
and  give  us  peace. 

Response — Amen!     So  mote  it  be! 

Thus  the  services  end.  The  procession  will  re-form  and 
return  to  the  Lodge-room,  and  the  Lodge  will  be  closed 
in  the  customary  manner. 


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FuNBRAii  Service 

(  CREMATORIUM  ) 


See  pages  231  and  232  for  the  ceremony  in  the  Lodge- 
room  and  for  the  procession,  etc. 

Upon  arriving  at  the  crematorium  use  the  following 
service  instead  of  the  service  at  the  grave: 

My  Brethren:  We  are  now  assembled  to  take 
our  final  leave  of  these  mortal  remains,  and  are 
about  closing  the  last  solemn  duties  of  respect  we 
owe  to  our  departed  friend  and  brother.  A  few 
reflections,  therefore,  applicable  to  the  solemnities 
of  the  occasion,  and  salutary  and  impressive  to  the 
living,  may  be,  with  great  propriety^  offered  at  this 
time,  while  departed  friendship  yet  lingers,  and 
steals  in  melancholy,  yet  pleasing,  reminiscence  of 
the  heart. 

We  are  born  to  die.  We  follow  our  friends  to 
the  boundary  of  human  life,  and,  standing  on  the 
shore  of  a  vast  ocean,  we  gaze,  with  tear-dimmed 
eyes,  until  they  drift  beyond  our  sight,  to  be  seen 
no  more  until  we,  too,  shall  be  summoned  by 
Death  to  cross  the  flowing  tide  that  separates  time 
from  eternity. 

The  younger  are  crowding  the  next  older  off 
the  stage  of  action,  as  though  each  were  anxious  to 
exhibit  his  part  in  the  strange  and  ever  changeful 
drama  of  human  life.  Not  a  solitary  individual  re- 
enters  the  world's  theater;  all  take  their  exit  and 
are  known  beneath  the  sun  no  more  forever. 

Would  you  know  where  are  the  myriads  who 
walked  the  earth  before  us?  Then  go  to  the  sol- 
emn graveyard  and  there  learn  the  only  language 
of  the  tomb,  the  epitaph  declaring  they  once  lived. 

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Lettered  stones  and  monuments  are  more  in- 
structive than  the  once  living  thousands,  whose 
memory  they  preserve  from  oblivion. 

All,  except  these,  are  speechless  as  the  chambers 
of  eternal  silence.  No  lingering  spirits  hover 
around  their  mouldering  relics,  whispering  any 
intelligence  of  their  present  existence.  The  eternal 
country  for  which  they  embarked,  returns  us  no 
intelligence  of  their  safe  arrival.  Speechless  is  the 
gentle  breeze  that  fans  their  verdant  covering. 

The  statesman,  hero,  philosopher,  or  theologian, 
whose  eloquence  or  arms  have  shaken  empires; 
who  have  united  the  language  of  earth  and  heaven, 
or  plucked  proud  laurels  from  fields  of  war,  there 
rest  in  silence.  Their  hearts  that  once  beat  high 
with  hopes  of  life  and  glory,  are  unaffected  with  the 
interests  of  earth,  and  susceptible  of  naught  but 
the  feelings  that  appertain  to  another  world. 

Not  only  these  are  gone,  but  even  the  youth 
whose  cheeks  are  mantled  with  sunny  smiles,  and 
.whose  eye  sparkles  in  all  the  brilliancy  of  health, 
must  soon  become  as  he  who  lies  before  us.  These 
lips  that  now  echo  the  sentiments  of  inexperience, 
must  be  silent,  and  the  heart  that  now  palpitates 
and  rejoices  at  the  sound  of  pleasure,  must  be 
stilled  forever.  Another  generation  will  rise  to 
occupy  our  places  and  stations  in  life. 

The  sun  will  rise  and  set,  the  earth  revolve, 
strangers  will  tread  upon  our  sepulchers,  without 
knowing  we  ever  existed.  A  few  surviving  relatives 
may  remember  us  and  mourn,  but  these  will  soon 
follow  to  the  land  of  silence.  No  one  here  will 
concern  himself  with  our  past  joys  or  sorrows, 
while  we  shall  be  conversant  with  the  amazing 
realities  of  another  world. 

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So  my  brethren  under  a  full  and  solemn  con- 
viction of  the  nothingness  of  all  earthly  and  per- 
ishable objects,  we  here  reverently,  as  Masons, 
pledge  to  each  other  our  fraternal  love,  and  may  ^ 
we  so  improve  the  dispensations  of  Divine  Provi- 
dence and  so  live  that  when  we  too  are  called 
hence,  the  needy  and  distressed,  the  widow  and 
orphan,  may  cherish  in  their  hearts  the  memory 
of  the  compassion  that  soothed  their  sorrows,  and 
the  bounty  that  relieved  their  necessities. 

INVOCATIONS 

Master:     May  we  be  true  and  faithful,  live  and 
die  in  love,  for  the  memory  of  the  just  is  blessed. 
Response:     So  mote  it  be! 

Master:  The  Lord  bless  us  and  keep  us.  The 
Lord  make  his  face  to  shine  upon  us,  and  be 
gracious  unto  us.  The  Lord  lift  upon  us  the  light 
of  his  countenance,  and  give  us  peace. 

Response:     So  mote  it  be! 

All:  Glory  be  to  God  on  high,  on  earth  peace, 
good  will  toward  men! 

PRAYER 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  Father,  we  adore 
Thee  as  God  of  time  and  of  eternity  of  both  worlds. 
Thou  art  the  incomprehensible  and  amazing  Lord, 
ruling  the  destinies  of  all,  from  the  highest  angel 
in  heaven,  through  every  grade  of  creatures,  even 
down  to  the  sparrows'  fall — from  the  grandeur  of 
rolling  worlds,  down  to  the  numbering  of  the  hairs 
of  our  heads. 

Under  a  government  so  vast  and  minute,  we 
everywhere  see  Thy  working  hand.  We  see  it  in 
giving  us  being,  and  in  calling  us  hence  to  be  here 
no  more. 

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As  it  has  pleased  Thee  to  take  from  the  light 
of  our  abode  one  dear  to  our  hearts,  we  beseech  , 
Thee  to  bless  and  sanctify  to  us  this  dispensation 
of  Thy  Providence.  Inspire  our  hearts  with  wisdom 
from  on  high  that  we  may  glorify  Thee  in  all  our 
ways.  May  we  realize  that  Thine  all-seeing  eye  is 
upon  us,  and  be  influenced  by  the  spirit  of  truth 
and  love  to  perfect  obedience,  that  we  may  enjoy 
Thy  divine  approbation  here  below,  and  when  our 
toils  on  earth  shall  have  ceased,  may  we  be  raised 
to  the  enjoyment  of  fadeless  light  and  immortal 
life,  in  that  kingdom  where  faith  and  hope  shall 
end,  and  love  and  joy  prevail  through  eternal  ages. 
And  Thine,  0  righteous  Father,  shall  be  the  glory 
forever.     Amen ! 


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Mortals,  now  indulge  a  tear, 
For  Mortality  is  near; 
See  how  wide  her  trophies  wave 
O'er  the  slumbers  of  the  grave. 

Here  another  guest  we  bring. 
Seraphs  of  celestial  wing, 
To  our  fun'ral  altar  come, 
Waft  a  friend  and  brother  home. 

There  enlarged,  his  soul  shall  see 
What  was  veiled  in  mystery; 
Heavenly  glories  of  the  place 
Show  his  Maker  face  to  face. 

Lord  of  all — below,  above — 
Fill  our  hearts  with  peace  and  love; 
As  dissolves  our  earthly  tie, 
Take  us  to  Thy  Lodge  on  high. 

Brethren:  We  have  taken  a  solemn  and  im- 
pressive survey  of  human  life  in  all  its  blended 
lights  and  shades,  and  learned  that  all  on  earth  is 
change.  We  have  seen  that,  as  the  lightning  writes 
its  fiery  path  on  the  dark  cloud  and  expires,  so 
the  race  of  men,  walking  amidst  the  surrounding 
shades  of  mortality,  glitter  a  moment  through  the 
darksome  gloom,  then  vanish  from  our  sight  forever 

But,  is  this  the  end  of  man  and  the  expiring 
hope  of  faithful  Masons?  No,  blessed  be  God.  We 
pause  not  at  our  first  or  second  steps,  but,  true  to 
our  principles,  we  look  forward  for  greater  light. 
As  the  embers  of  Mortal  life  arc  feebly  glimmering 
in  the  socket  of  existence,  religion  removes  the  dark 
shroudj  draws  aside  the  sable  curtain  of  the  tomb, 
and  bids  hope  and  joy  to  rouse  up,  sustain  and 
cheer  the  departing  spirit.  She  points  beyond  the 
silent  tomb  to  the  breaking  light  of  a  Resurrection 
morn,  and  bids  us  turn  an  eye  of  faith  and  confi- 
dence on  the  opening  scenes  of  eternity. 

She  teaches  us  to  advance  boldly  onward,  and 
ask  more   light   till,   at   the   Grand   Master's   word, 

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we  shall  be  raised  to  that  blissful  lodge  which  no 
time  can  remove.  There  light  unmingled  with  dark- 
ness, shall  reign  unbroken  and  perpetual.  There, 
under  the  sunbeam  smiles  of  immutable  Love,  and 
beneath  the  benignant  bend  of  an  all-seeing  eye,  we, 
as  faithful  Masons,  cherish  the  fond  and  important 
hope  that  we  shall  meet  again,  meet  to  part  no 
more.  Unto  the  grave  we  now  consign  the  body  of 
our  departed  brother. 

The  apron  is  then  taken  from  the  coffin  and  handed 
to  the  Master;  the  apron  is  then  deposited  on  the  coffin  and 
the  Master  continues: 

The  Lamb-skin  or  white  apron  is  an  emblem  of 
innocence,  and  the  peculiar  badge  of  a  Mason.  It 
is  more  ancient  than  the  Golden  Fleece  or  Roman 
Eagle,  and,  when  worthily  worn,  more  honorable 
than  the  Star  and  Garter,  or  any  other  order  which 
earthly  power  can  confer.  This  emblem  I  now 
deposit. 

Places  on  the  coffin. 

Taking  a  sprig  of  acacia  in  his  hand. 

This  evergreen,  which  once  marked  the  tem- 
porary resting  place  of  one  illustrious  in  Masonic 
history,  is  an  emblem  of  our  enduring  faith  in  the 
immortality  of  the  soul.  By  it  we  are  reminded 
that  we  have  an  immortal  part  within  us,  which 
shall  survive  the  grave,  and  which  will  never, 
never  die.  By  it  we  are  admonished  that,  though 
like  our  brother  whose  remains  now  lie  before  us, 
we,  too,  shall  soon  be  clothed  in  the  habiliments 
of  death,  and  be  deposited  in  the  silent  tomb;  yet, 
through  the  loving  kindness  of  our  Supreme  Grand 
Master,  we  may  confidently  hope  that,  like  this  ever- 
green, our  souls  will  hereafter  flourish  in  eternal 
spring. 

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The  Brethren  here  move  in  procession  around  the  cof- 
fin, each  depositing  on  it  a  sprig  of  evergreen  as  he  passes 
the  head.  The  Secretary  then  places  his  roll  upon  the 
coffin,  and  the  funeral  Grand  Honors  are  given  thrice. 

The  ceremony  is  then  continued  by  the  Master,  as 
follows : 

From  time  immemorial  it  has  been  the  custom 
among  the  fraternity  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
at  the  request  of  a  brother,  to  accompany  his 
remains  to  a  place  of  interment,  and  there  to  deposit 
them,  with  the  usual  formalities  of  the  Graft. 

In  conformity  with  this  usage,  and  in  accordance 
with  the  duty  which  we  owe  to  our  departed 
brother,  whose  loss  we  now  most  deeply  do  deplore, 
we  have  assembled  in  the  character  of  Masons  to 
offer  up  to  his  memory,  before  the  world,  the  last 
sad  tribute  of  our  affection,  thereby  demonstrating 
the  sincerity  of  our  past  esteem  for  him,  and  our 
steady  attachment  to  the  principles  of  our  beloved 
Order. 

We  now  take  our  leave  of  the  mortal  remains 
of  our  beloved  brother. 

We  can  trustfully  leave  him  in  the  hands  of  a 
beneficent  Being,  who  has  done  all  things  well; 
who  is  glorious  in  His  holiness,  wondrous  in  His 
power,  and  boundless  in  His  goodness,  and  it  should 
only  be  our  endeavor  so  to  improve  the  solemn 
warning  now  before  us  that  on  the  great  day  of 
account  we,  too,  may  be  found  worthy  to  inherit 
the  kingdom  prepared  for  us  from  the  foundation 
of  the  world. 

If  no  family  be  present  the  following  to  be  omitted:  * 

To  the  bereaved  relatives  of  him  we  mourn,  who 
now  stand  heart-stricken  by  the  heavy  hand  which 
has  thus  been  laid  upon  them,  we  have  but  little 

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of  this  world's  consolation  to  present.  We  deeply, 
sincerely  and  most  affectionately  sympathize  with 
them  in  this  affecting  dispensation,  and  we  put  up 
our  most  fervent  prayers  that  "He  who  tempers  the 
wind  to  the  shorn  lamb"  will  look  down  with  com- 
passion upon  the  widow  and  fatherless  in  this,  their 
hour  of  desolation,  and  fold  the  benevolent  arms  of 
His  love  and  protection  around  those  who  are  thus 
bereft  of  their  earthly  stay. 

The  Master  then  approaches  the  head  of  the  bier  and 
saj^s : 

BENEDICTION 

Master,  or  Chaplain:  The  Lord  bless  us  and 
keep  us.  The  Lord  make  His  face  to  shine  upon 
us  and  be  gracious  unto  us.  The  Lord  lift  upon 
us  the  light  of  His  countenance,  and  give  us  peace. 


Response:     Amen.    So  mote  it  be 


Thus  the  services  end.  The  procession  will  re-form 
and  return  to  the  Lodge-room,  and  the  Lodge  will  be  closed 
in  the  custoniary  manner. 


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General  Regulations 


\        I 


*GKNERAIj   REGUIiATIONS 


Compiled  first  by  Mr.  George  Payne,  a.  d.  1720,  when  he 
was  Grand  Master,  and  approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge  on  St. 
John  Baptist's  Day,  a.  d.  1721,  at  Stationer's  Hall,  London; 
when  the  Most  Noble  Prince  John,  Duke  of  Montagu,  was 
unanimously  chosen  our  Grand  Master  for  the  year  ensuing; 
who  chose  John  Beal,  M.  D.,  his  Deputy  Grand  Master; 
Mr.  Josiah  Villeneau  and  Mr.  Thomas  Morris,  Jun.,  were 
chosen  by  the  Lodge  Grand  Wardens,  and  now,  by  the  com- 
mand of  our  said  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Master  Montagu, 
the  author  of  this  book  has  compared  them  with,  and  re- 
duced them  to  the  ancient  records  and  immemorial  usages 
of  the  fraternity,  and  digested  them  into  this  new  method, 
with  several  proper  explications,  for  the  use  of  the  Lodges 
in  and  about  London  and  Westminster. 

I.  The  Grand  Master,  or  his  Deputy,  hath  au- 
thority and  right  not  only  to  be  present  in  any  true 
Lodge,  but  also  to  preside  wherever  he  is,  with 
the  Master  of  the  Lodge  on  his  left  hand,  and  to 
order  his  Grand  Wardens  to  attend  him,  who  are 
not  to  act  in  particular  Lodges  as  Wardens,  but  in 
his  presence  and  at  his  command;  because  there 
the  Grand  Master  may  command  the  Wardens  of 
that  Lodge,  or  any  other  brethren  he  pleaseth,  to 
attend  and  act  as  his  Wardens  pro  tempore. 

IL  The  Master  of  a  particular  Lodge  has  the 
right  and  authority  of  congregating  the  members 
of  his  Lodge  into  a  Chapter  at  pleasure,  upon  any 


*NOTE  BY  THE  EDITOR.— The  most  complete  history  that  could  be 
given  of  these  Regulations  is  to  be  found  in  their  title.  Adopted  by 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  England  soon  after  its  organization,  they  are  entitled 
to  great  respect,  although  not  of  equal  authority  either  with  the  Land- 
marks, the  Old  Charges,  or  the  local  Regulations  of  any  Grand  Lodge 
which  may  have  changed  them  in  the  formal  manner  which  these  Regu- 
lations themselves  prescribe. 

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emergency  or  occurrence,  as  well  as  to  appoint  the 
time  and  place  of  their  usual  forming;  and  in  case 
of  sickness,  death,  or  necessary  absence  of  the 
Master,  the  Senior  Warden  shall  act  as  Master  pro 
tempore^  if  no  brother  is  present  who  has  been 
Master  of  that  Lodge  before;  for  in  that  case  the 
absent  Master's  authority  reverts  to  the  last  Mas- 
ter then  present;  though  he  can  not  act  until  the 
said  Senior  Warden  has  once  congregated  the 
Lodge,  or,  in  his  absence,  the  Junior  Warden. 

IIL  The  Master  of  each  particular  Lodge,  or  one 
of  the  Wardens,  or  some  other  brother  by  his  or- 
der, shall  keep  a  book  containing  their  by-laws,  the 
names  of  their  members,  with  a  list  of  all  the 
Lodges  in  town,  and  the  usual  times  and  places  of 
their  forming,  and  all  their  transactions  that  are 
proper  to  be  written. 

IV.  No  Lodge  shall  make  more  than  five  new 
brethren  at  one  time,  nor  any  man  under  the  age 
of  twenty-five,  who  must  be  also  his  own  master; 
unless  by  a  dispensation  from  the  Grand  Master  or 
his  Deputy. 

V.  No  man  can  be  made  or  admitted  a  member 
of  a  particular  Lodge  without  previous  notice  one 
month  before  given  to  the  said  Lodge,  in  order  to 
make  due  inquiry  into  the  reputation  and  capacity 
of  the  candidate,  unless  by  the  dispensation  afore- 
said. 

VL  But  no  man  can  be  entered  a  brother  in  any 
particular  Lodge,  or  admitted  to  be  a  member 
thereof,  without  the  unanimous  consent  of  all  the 
members  of  that  Lodge  then  present  when  the  can- 
didate is  proposed,  and  their  consent  is  formally 
asked  by  the  Master;  and  they  are  to  signify  their 

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consent  or  dissent  in  their  own  prudent  way,  either 
virtually  or  in  form,  but  with  unanimity;  nor  is 
this  inherent  privilege  subject  to  a  dispensation; 
because  the  members  of  a  particular  Lodge  are 
the  best  judges  of  it;  and  if  a  fractious  member 
should  be  imposed  on  them,  it  might  spoil  their 
harmony  or  hinder  their  freedom,  or  even  break 
or  disperse  the  Lodge;  which  ought  to  be  avoided 
by  all  good  and  true  brethren. 

VIL  Every  new  brother  at  his  making  is  de- 
cently to  clothe  the  Lodge,  that  is,  all  the  brethren 
present,  and  to  deposit  something  for  the  relief  of 
indigent  and  decayed  brethren,  as  the  candidate 
shall  think  fit  to  bestow,  over  and  above  the  small 
allowance  stated  by  the  by-laws  of  that  particular 
Lodge;  which  charity  shall  be  lodged  with  the  Mas- 
ter or  Wardens,  or  the  Cashier,  if  the  members 
think  fit  to  choose  one. 

And  the  candidate  shall  also  solemnly  promise 
to  submit  to  the  Constitutions,  the  Charges,  the 
Regulations,  and  to  such  other  good  usages  as  shall 
be  intimated  to  him  in  time  and  place  convenient. 

VIIL  No  set  or  number  of  brethren  shall  with- 
draw or  separate  themselves  from  the  Lodge  in 
which  they  were  made  brethren,  or  were  afterward 
admitted  members,  unless  the  Lodge  becomes  too 
numerous;  nor  even  then,  without  a  dispensation 
from  the  Grand  Master  or  his  Deputy;  and  when 
they  are  thus  separated,  they  must  either  imme- 
diately join  themselves  to  such  other  Lodge  as 
they  shall  like  best,  with  the  unanimous  consent 
of  that  other  Lodge  to  which  they  go  (as  above 
regulated),  or  else  they  must  obtain  the  Grand 
Master's  Warrant  to  join  in  forming  a  new  Lodge. 

If  any  set  or  number  of  Masons  shall  take  upon 

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themselves  to  form  a  Lodge  without  the  Grand 
Master's  Warrant,  the  regular  Lodges  are  not  to 
countenance  them,  nor  own  them  as  fair  brethren 
and  duly  formed,  nor  approve  of  their  acts  and 
deeds;  but  must  treat  them  as  rebels,  until  they 
humble  themselves,  as  the  Grand  Master  shall  in 
his  prudence  direct,  and  until  he  approve  of  them 
by  his  Warrant,  which  must  be  signified  to  the 
other  Lodges,  as  the  custom  is  when  a  new  Lodge 
is  to  be  registered  in  the  list  of  Lodges. 

IX.  But  if  any  brother  so  far  misbehaves  him- 
self as  to  render  his  Lodge  uneasy,  he  shall  be 
twice  duly  admonished  by  the  Master  or  Warden 
in  a  formed  Lodge;  and  if  he  will  not  refrain  his 
imprudence,  and  obediently  submit  to  the  advice 
of  the  brethren,  and  reform  what  gives  them  of- 
fense, he  shall  be  dealt  with  according  to  the  by- 
laws of  that  particular  Lodge,  or  else  in  such  a 
manner  as  the  quarterly  communication  shall  in 
their  great  prudence  think  fit;  for  which  a  new 
regulation  may  be  afterward  made. 

X.  The  majority  of  every  particular  Lodge, 
when  congregated,  shall  have  the  privilege  of  giv- 
ing instructions  to  their  Master  and  Wardens  be- 
fore the  assembling  of  the  Grand  Chapter,  or 
Lodge,  at  the  three  quarterly  communications  here- 
after mentioned,  and  of  the  annual  Grand  Lodge 
too;  because  their  Masters  and  Wardens  are  their 
representatives,  and  are  supposed  to  speak  their 
mind. 

XI.  All  particular  Lodges  are  to  observe  the 
same  usages  as  much  as  possible;  in  order  to  which, 
and   for   cultivating   a   good   understanding   among 

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Freemasons,  some  members  out  of  every  Lodge 
shall  be  deputed  to  visit  the  other  Lodges  as  often 
as  shall  be  thought  convenient. 

XII.  The  Grand  Lodge  consists  of,  and  is  formed 
by,  the  Masters  and  Wardens  of  all  the  regular 
particular  Lodges  upon  record,  with  the  Grand  Mas- 
ter at  their  head,  and  his  Deputy  on  his  left  hand, 
and  the  Grand  Wardens  in  their  proper  places, 
and  must  have  a  quarterly  communication  about 
Michaelmas,  Christmas,  and  Lady  Day,  in  some 
convenient  place,  as  the  Grand  Master  shall  ap- 
point, where  no  brother  shall  be  present  who  is 
not  at  that  time  a  member  thereof,  without  a  dis- 
pensation; and  while  he  stays,  he  shall  not  be  al- 
lowed to  vote,  nor  even  give  his  opinion,  without 
leave  of  the  Grand  Lodge  asked  and  given,  or  un- 
less it  be  duly  asked  by  the  said  Lodge. 

All  matters  are  to  be  determined  in  the  Grand 
Lodge  by  a  majority  of  votes,  each  member  having 
one  vote,  and  the  Grand  Master  having  two  votes, 
unless  the  said  Lodge  leave  any  particular  thing 
to  the  determination  of  the  Grand  Master  for  the 
sake  of  expedition. 

XIII.  At  the  said  quarterly  communication,  all 
matters  that  concern  the  fraternity  in  general  or 
particular  Lodges,  or  single  brethren,  are  quietly, 
sedately,  and  maturely  to  be  discoursed  of  and 
transacted:  Apprentices  must  be  admitted  Masters 
and  Fellow-craft  only  here,  unless  by  a  dispensa- 
tion. Here  also  all  differences  that  can  not  be  made 
up  and  accommodated  privately,  nor  by  a  particu- 
lar Lodge,  are  to  be  seriously  considered  and  de- 
cided: and  if  any  brother  thinks  himself  aggrieved 
by  the  decision  of  this  board,  he  may  appeal  to 
the  annual  Grand  Lodge  next  ensuing,   and  leave 

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his   appeal  in  writing  with  the   Gran'd  Master,   or 
his  Deputy,  or  the  Grand  Wardens. 

Here  also  the  Master  or  the  Wardens  of  each 
particular  Lodge  shall  bring  and  produce  a  list  of 
such  members  as  have  been  made,  or  even  admitted 
in  their  particular  Lodge  since  the  last  communi- 
cation of  the  Grand  Lodge:  and  there  shall  be  a 
book  kept  by  the  Grand  Master,  or  his  Deputy,  or 
rather  by  some  brother  whom  the  Grand  Lodge 
shall  appoint  for  Secretary,  wherein  shall  be  re- 
corded all  the  Lodges,  with  their  usual  times  and 
places  of  forming,  and  the  names  of  all  the  mem- 
bers of  each  Lodge;  and  all  the  affairs  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  that  are  proper  to  be  written. 

They  shall  also  consider  of  the  most  prudent 
and  effectual  methods  of  collecting  and  disposing 
of  what  money  shall  be  given  to,  or  lodged  with 
them  in  charity,  toward  the  relief  only  of  any  true 
brother  fallen  into  poverty  or  decay,  but  of  none 
else;  but  every  particular  Lodge  shall  dispose  of 
their  own  charity  for  poor  brethren  according  to 
their  own  by-laws,  until  it  be  agreed  by  all  the 
Lodges  (in  a  new  regulation)  to  carry  in  the  char- 
ity collected  by  them  to  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the 
quarterly  or  annual  communication,  in  order  to 
make  a  common  stock  of  it,  for  the  more  hand- 
some relief  of  poor  brethren. 

They  shall  also  appoint  a  Treasurer,  a  brother 
of  good  worldly  substance,  who  shall  be  a  member 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  by  virtue  of  his  office,  and 
shall  be  always  present,  and  have  power  to  move 
to  the  Grand  Lodge  anything,  especially  what  con- 
cerns his  office.  To  him  shall  be  committed  all 
money  raised  for  charity,  or  for  any  other  use  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  which  he  shall  write  down  in  a 

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book,  with  the  respective  ends  and  uses  for  which 
the  several  sums  are  intended;  and  shall  expend 
and  disburse  the  same  by  such  a  certain  order, 
signed,  as  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  afterward  agree 
to  in  a  new  regulation;  but  he  shall  not  vote  in 
choosing  a  Grand  Master  or  Wardens,  though  in 
every  other  transaction.  As  in  like  manner  the 
Secretary  shall  be  a  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
by  virtue  of  his  office,  and  vote  in  everything  ex- 
cept in  choosing  a  Grand  Master  or  Wardens. 

The  Treasurer  and  Secretary  shall  have  each  a 
clerk,  who  must  be  a  brother  and  Fellow-craft, 
but  never  must  be  a  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
nor  speak  without  being  allowed  or  desired. 

The  Grand  Master,  or  his  Deputy,  shall  always 
command  the  Treasurer  and  Secretary,  with  their 
clerks  and  books,  in  order  to  see  how  matters  go 
on,  and  to  know  what  is  expedient  to  be  done  upon 
any  emergent  occasion. 

Another  brother  (who  must  be  a  Fellow-craft) 
should  be  appointed  to  look  after  the  door  of  the 
Grand  Lodge;  but  shall  be  no  member  of  it. 

But  these  offices  may  be  further  explained  by 
a  new  regulation,  when  the  necessity  and  expedi- 
ency of  them  may  more  appear  than  at  present  to 
the  fraternity. 

XIV.  If  at  any  Grand  Lodge,  stated  or  occa- 
sional, quarterly  or  annual,  the  Grand  Master  and 
his  Deputy  should  be  both  absent,  then  the  present 
Master  of  a  Lodge  that  has  been  the  longest  a 
Freemason,  shall  take  the  chair  and  preside  as 
Grand  Master  pro  tempore,  and  shall  be  vested 
with  all  his  power  and  honor  for  the  time;  pro- 
vided there  is  no  brother  present  that  has  been 
Grand  Master  formerly,  or  Deputy  Grand  Master; 

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for  the  last  Grand  Master  present,  or  else  the  last 
Deputy  present,  should  always  of  right  take  place 
in  the  absence  of  the  present  Grand  Master  and 
his  Deputy. 

XV.  In  the  Grand  Lodge  none  can  act  as  Ward- 
ens but  the  Grand  Wardens  themselves,  if  present; 
and  if  absent,  the  Grand  Master,  or  the  person 
who  presides  in  his  place,  shall  order  private 
Wardens  to  act  as  Grand  Wardens  pro  tempore, 
whose  places  are  to  be  supplied  by  two  Fellow- 
craft  of  the  same  Lodge,  called  forth  to  act,  or 
sent  thither  by  the  particular  Master  thereof;  or 
if  by  him  omitted,  then  they  shall  be  called  by 
the  Grand  Master,  that  so  the  Grand  Lodge  may 
be  always  complete. 

XVL  The  Grand  Wardens,  or  any  others,  are 
first  to  advise  with  the  Deputy  about  the  affairs 
of  the  Lodge  or  of  the  brethren,  and  not  to  apply 
to  the  Grand  Master  without  the  knowledge  of 
the  Deputy,  unless  he  refuse  his  concurrence  in 
any  certain  necessary  affair;  in  which  case,  or  in 
case  of  any  difference  between  the  Deputy  and 
the  Grand  Wardens,  or  other  brethren,  both  par- 
ties are  to  go  by  concert  to  the  Grand  Master,  who 
can  easily  decide  the  controversy  and  make  up 
the  difference  by  virtue  of  his  great  authority. 

The  Grand  Master  should  receive  no  intimation 
of  business  concerning  Masonry  but  from  his  Dep- 
uty first,  except  in  such  certain  cases  as  his  Wor- 
ship can  well  judge  of;  for  if  the  application  to 
the  Grand  Master  be  irregular,  he  can  easily  order 
the  Grand  Wardens,  or  any  other  brethren  thus 
applying,  to  wait  upon  his  Deputy,  who  is  to  pre- 
pare the  business  speedily,  and  to  lay  it  orderly 
before  his  Worship. 

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XVII.  No  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master, 
Grand  Wardens,  Treasurer,  Secretary,  or  whoever 
acts  for  them,  or  in  their  stead  pro  tempore,  can 
at  the  same  time  be  the  Master  or  Warden  of  a 
particular  Lodge;  but  as  soon  as  any  of  them  has 
honorably  discharged  his  Grand  office,  he  returns 
to  that  post  or  station  in  his  particular  Lodge  from 
which  he  was  called  to  officiate  above. 

XVIII.  If  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  be  sick,  or 
necessarily  absent,  the  Grand  Master  may  choose 
any  Fellow-craft  he  please  to  be  his  Deputy  pro 
tempore;  but  he  that  is  chosen  Deputy  at  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  the  Grand  Wardens  too,  can  not  be  dis- 
charged without  the  cause  fairly  appear  to  the 
majority  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  and  the  Grand  Mas- 
ter, if  he  is  uneasy,  may  call  a  Grand  Lodge  on 
purpose  to  lay  the  cause  before  them,  and  to  have 
their  advice  and  concurrence;  in  which  case,  the 
majority  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  if  they  can  not  recon- 
cile the  Master  and  his  Deputy  or  his  Wardens,  are 
to  concur  in  allowing  the  Master  to  discharge  his 
said  Deputy  or  his  said  Wardens,  and  to  choose 
another  Deputy  immediately;  and  the  said  Grand 
Lodge  shall  choose  other  Wardens  in  that  case,  that 
harmony  and  peace  may  be  preserved. 

XIX.  If  the  Grand  Master  should  abuse  his 
power,  and  render  himself  unworthy  of  the  obedi- 
ence and  subjection  of  the  Lodges,  he  shall  be 
treated  in  a  way  and  manner  to  be  agreed  upon  in 
a  new  regulation;  because  hitherto  the  ancient  fra- 
ternity have  had  no  occasion  for  it,  their  for- 
mer Grand  Masters  having  all  behaved  themselves 
worthy  of  that  honorable  office. 

XX.  The    Grand   Master,   with   his   Deputy   and 

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Wardens,  shall   (at  least  once)   go  round  and  visit 
all  the  Lodges  about  town  during  his  Mastership. 

XXI.  If  the  Grand  Master  die  during  his  Mas- 
tership, or  by  sickness,  or  by  being  beyond  sea, 
or  any  other  way  should  be  rendered  incapable 
of  discharging  his  office,  the  Deputy,  or,  in  his 
absence,  the  Senior  Grand  Warden,  or,  in  his  ab- 
sence, the  Junior,  or,  in  his  absence,  any  three 
present  Masters  of  Lodges,  shall  join  to  congregate 
the  Grand  Lodge  immediately,  to  advise  together 
upon  that  emergency,  and  to  send  two  of  their 
number  to  invite  the  last  Grand  Master  to  resume 
his  office,  which  now  in  course  reverts  to  him; 
or,  if  he  refuse,  then  the  next  last,  and  so  back- 
ward. But  if  no  former  Grand  Master  can  be 
found,  then  the  Deputy  shall  act  as  principal  until 
another  is  chosen;  or  if  there  be  no  Deputy,  then 
the  oldest  Master. 

XXII.  The  brethren  of  all  the  Lodges  in  and 
about  London  and  Westminster  shall  meet  at  an 
annual  communication  and  feast,  in  some  con- 
venient place,  on  St.  John  Baptist's  Day,  or  else 
on  St.  John  Evangelist's  Day,  as  the  Grand  Lodge 
shall  think  fit  by  a  new  regulation,  having  of  late 
years  met  on  St.  John  Baptist's  Day:  Provided, 

The  majority  of  the  Masters  and  Wardens,  with 
the  Grand  Master,  his  Deputy,  and  Wardens,  agree 
at  their  quarterly  communications,  three  months 
before,  that  there  shall  be  a  feast  and  a  general 
communication  of  all  the  brethren;  for  if  either 
the  Grand  Master,  or  the  majority  of  the  particular 
Masters,  are  against  it,  it  must  be  dropped  for  that 
time. 

But  whether  there  shall  be  a  feast  for  all  the 
brethren  or  not,  yet  the  Grand  Lodge  must  meet  in 

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some  convenient  place  annually  on  St.  John's  Day; 
or  if  it  be  Sunday,  then  on  the  next  day,  in  order 
to  choose  every  year  a  new  Grand  Master,  Deputy, 
and  Wardens. 

XXIII.  If  it  be  thought  expedient,  and  the  Grand 
Master,  with  the  majority  of  the  Masters  and  Ward- 
ens, agree  to  hold  a  grand  feast,  according  to  the 
ancient  laudable  custom  of  Masons,  then  the  Grand 
Wardens  shall  have  the  care  of  preparing  the  tick- 
ets, sealed  with  the  Grand  Master's  seal,  of  dispos- 
ing of  the  tickets,  of  receiving  the  money  for  the 
tickets,  of  buying  the  materials  of  the  feast,  of 
finding  out  a  proper  and  convenient  place  to  feast 
in,  and  of  every  other  thing  that  concerns  the  en- 
tertainment. 

But,  that  the  work  may  not  be  too  burdensome 
to  the  two  Grand  Wardens,  and  that  all  matters 
may  be  expeditiously  and  safely  managed,  the 
Grand  Master,  or  his  Deputy,  shall  have  power  to 
nominate  and  appoint  a  certain  number  of  Stew- 
ards, as  his  Worship  shall  think  fit,  to  act  in  con- 
cert with  the  two  Grand  Wardens;  all  things  re- 
lating to  the  feast  being  decided  among  them  by  a 
majority  of  voices,  except  the  Grand  Master  or  his 
Deputy  interpose  by  a  particular  direction  or  ap- 
pointment. 

XXIV.  The  Wardens  and  Stewards  shall,  in  due 
time,  wait  upon  the  Grand  Master,  or  his  Deputy, 
for  directions  and  orders  about  the  premises;  but 
if  his  Worship  and  his  Deputy  are  sick,  or  neces- 
sarily absent,  they  shall  call  together  the  Masters 
and  Wardens  of  Lodges  to  meet  on  purpose  for 
their  advice  and  orders;  or  else  they  may  take  the 
matter  wholly  upon  themselves  and  do  the  best 
they  can. 

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The  Grand  Wardens  and  the  Stewards  are  to 
account  for  all  the  money  they  receive,  or  expend, 
to  the  Grand  Lodge,  after  dinner,  or  when  the 
Grand  Lodge  shall  think  fit  to  receive  their  ac- 
counts. 

If  the  Grand  Master  pleases,  he  may  in  due  time 
summon  all  the  Masters  and  Wardens  of  Lodges, 
to  consult  with  them  about  ordering  the  grand 
feast,  and  about  any  emergency  or  accidental  thing 
relating  thereunto,  that  may  require  advice;  or  else  ' 
to  take  it  upon  himself  altogether. 

XXV.  The  Masters  of  Lodges  shall  each  appoint 
one  experienced  and  discreet  Fellow-craft  of  his 
Lodge,  to  compose  a  committee,  consisting  of  one 
from  every  Lodge,  who  shall  meet  to  receive,  in 
a  convenient  apartment,  every  person  that  brings 
a  ticket,  and  shall  have  power  to  discourse  him,  if 
they  think  fit,  in  order  to  admit  him  or  debar  him, 
as  they  shall  see  cause:  Provided  they  send  no 
man  away  before  they  have  acquainted  all  the 
brethren  within  doors  with  the  reasons  thereof, 
to  avoid  mistakes;  that  so  no  true  brother  may  be 
debarred,  nor  a  false  brother  or  mere  pretender 
admitted.  This  committee  must  meet  very  early 
on  St.  John's  Day  at  the  place,  even  before  any 
persons   come   with   tickets. 

XXVL  The  Grand  Master  shall  appoint  two  or 
more  trusty  brethren  to  be  porters  or  doorkeepers, 
who  are  also  to  be  early  at  the  place,  for  some  good 
reasons;  and  who  are  to  be  at  the  command  of  the 
committee. 

XXVIL  The  Grand  Wardens,  or  the  Stewards, 
shall  appoint  beforehand  such  a  number  of  breth- 
ren to  serve  at  table  as  they  think  fit  and  proper 

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for  that  work;  and  they  may  advise  with  the  Mas- 
ters and  Wardens  of  Lodges  about  the  most  proper 
persons,  if  they  please,  or  may  take  in  such  by 
their  recommendation;  for  none  are  to  serve  that 
day  but  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  that  the  com- 
munications may  be  free  and  harmonious. 

XXVIII.  All  the  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
must  be  at  the  place  long  before  dinner,  with  the 
Grand  Master,  or  his  Deputy,  at  their  head,  who 
shall  retire  and  form  themselves.  And  this  is  done 
in  order— 

1.  To  receive  any  appeals  duly  lodged,  as  above 
regulated,  that  the  appellant  may  be  heard,  and 
the  affair  may  be  amicably  decided  before  dinner, 
if  possible;  but  if  it  can  not,  it  must  be  delayed 
till  after  the  new  Grand  Master  is  elected;  and  if 
it  can  not  be  decided  after  dinner,  it  may  be  de- 
layed, and  referred  to  a  particular  committee,  that 
shall  quietly  adjust  it,  and  make  report  to  the  next 
quarterly  communication,  that  brotherly  love  may 
be  preserved. 

2.  To  prevent  any  difference  or  disgust  which 
may  be  feared  to  arise  that  day,  that  no  interrup- 
tion may  be  given  to  the  harmony  and  pleasure  of 
the  Grand  feast. 

3.  To  consult  about  whatever  concerns  the  de- 
cency and  decorum  of  the  Grand  assembly,  and  to 
prevent  all  indecency  and  ill  manners,  the  assem- 
bly being  promiscuous. 

4.  To  receive  and  consider  of  any  good  motion, 
or  any  momentous  and  important  affair  that  shall 
be  brought  from  the  particular  Lodges  by  their 
representatives,  the  several  Masters  and  Wardens. 


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XXIX.  After  these  things  are  discussed,  the 
Grand  Master  and  his  Deputy,  the  Grand  Wardens, 
or  the  Stewards,  the  Secretary,  the  Treasurer,  the 
Clerks,  and  every  other  person  shall  withdraw  and 
leave  the  Masters  and  Wardens  of  the  particular 
Lodges  alone,  in  order  to  consult  amicably  about 
electing  a  new  Grand  Master,  or  continuing  the 
present,  if  they  have  not  done  it  the  day  before; 
and  if  they  are  unanimous  for  continuing  the  pres- 
ent Grand  Master,  his  Worship  shall  be  called  in, 
and  humbly  desired  to  do  the  fraternity  the  honor 
of  ruling  them  for  the  year  ensuing;  and  after 
dinner  it  will  be  known  whether  he  accepts  of  it 
or  not;  for  it  should  not  be  discovered  but  by  the 
election  itself. 

XXX.  Then  the  Masters  and  Wardens,  and  all 
the  brethren,  may  converse  promiscuously,  or  as 
they  please  to  sort  together,  until  the  dinner  is 
coming  in,  when  every  brother  takes  his  seat  at 
table. 

XXXI.  Some  time  after  dinner,  the  Grand  Lodge 
is  formed,  not  in  the  retirement,  but  in  the  pres- 
ence of  all  the  brethren  who  yet  are  not  members 
of  it,  and  must  not  therefore  speak  until  they  are 
desired  and  allowed. 

XXXII.  If  the  Grand  Master  of  last  year  has 
consented  with  the  Master  and  Wardens  in  private, 
before  dinner,  to  continue  for  the  year  ensuing, 
then  one  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  deputed  for  that  pur- 
pose, shall  represent  to  all  the  brethren  his  Wor- 
ship's good  government,  etc.,  and,  turning  to  him, 
shall,  in  the  name  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  humbly 
request  him  to  do  the  fraternity  the  great  honor 
(if  nobly  born,  if  not),  the  great  kindness,  of  con- 

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tinuing  to  be  their  Grand  Master  for  the  year  en- 
suing. And  his  Worship  declaring  his  consent  by 
a  bow  or  a  speech,  as  he  pleases,  the  said  deputed 
member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  proclaim  him 
Grand  Master,  and  all  the  members  of  the  Lodge 
shall  salute  him  in  due  form.  And  all  the  brethren 
shall  for  a  few  minutes  have  leave  to  declare  their 
satisfaction,  pleasure,  and  congratulation. 

XXXIIL  But  if  either  the  Master  and  Wardens 
have  not  in  private,  this  day  before  dinner,  nor 
the  day  before,  desired  the  last  Grand  Master  to 
continue  in  the  Mastership  another  year;  or  if  he, 
when  desired,  has  not  consented:  Then 

The  last  Grand  Master  shall  nominate  his  suc- 
cessor for  the  year  ensuing,  who,  if  unanimously 
approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  if  there  present, 
shall  be  proclaimed,  saluted,  and  congratulated  the 
new  Grand  Master  as  above  hinted,  and  immedi- 
ately installed  by  the  last  Grand  Master  according 
to  usage. 

XXXIV.  But  if  that  nomination  is  not  unani- 
mously approved,  the  new  Grand  Master  shall  be 
chosen  immediately  by  ballot,  every  Master  and 
Warden  writing  his  man's  name,  and  the  last 
Grand  Master  writing  his  man's  name  too;  and 
the  man  whose  name  the  last  Grand  Master  shall 
first  take  out,  casually  or  by  chance,  shall  be 
Grand  Master  for  the  year  ensuing;  and,  if  pres- 
ent, he  shall  be  proclaimed,  saluted,  and  congratu- 
lated, as  above  hinted,  and  forthwith  installed  by 
the  last  Grand  Master,  according  to  usage. 

XXXV.  The  last  Grand  Master  thus  continued, 
or  the  new  Grand  Master  thus  installed,  shall  next 
nominate   and   appoint  his   Deputy   Grand   Master, 

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either  the  last  or  a  new  one,  who  shall  be  also  de- 
clared, saluted,  and  congratulated,  as  above  hinted. 
The  Grand  Master  shall  also  nominate  the  new 
Grand  Wardens,  and,  if  unanimously  approved  by 
the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  declared,  saluted,  and 
congratulated,  as  above  hinted;  but  if  not,  they 
shall  be  chosen  by  ballot,  in  the  same  way  as  the 
Grand  Master;  as  the  Wardens  of  private  Lodges 
are  also  to  be  chosen  by  ballot  in  each  Lodge,  if 
the  members  thereof  do  not  agree  to  their  Master's 
nomination. 

XXXVL  But  if  the  brother  whom  the  present 
Grand  Master  shall  nominate  for  his  successor,  or 
whom  the  majority  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  hap- 
pen to  choose  by  ballot,  is,  by  sickness  or  other 
necessary  occasion,  absent  from  the  Grand  feast, 
he  can  not  be  proclaimed  the  new  Grand  Master, 
unless  the  old  Grand  Master,  or  some  of  the  Mas- 
ters and  Wardens  of  the  Grand  Lodge  can  vouch, 
upon  the  honor  of  a  brother,  that  the  said  person 
so  nominated  or  chosen  will  readily  accept  of  the 
said  office;  in  which  case  the  old  Grand  Master 
shall  act  as  proxy,  and  shall  nominate  the  Deputy 
and  Wardens  in  his  name,  and  in  his  name  also 
receive  the  usual  honors,  homage,  and  congratu- 
lation. 

XXXVII.  Then  the  Grand  Master  shall  allow 
any  brother  Fellow-craft,  or  Apprentice  to  speak, 
directing  his  discourse  to  his  Worship;  or  to  make 
any  motion  for  the  good  of  the  fraternity,  which 
shall  be  either  immediately  considered  and  fin- 
ished, or  else  referred  to  the  consideration  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  at  their  next  communication,  stated 
or  occasional.     When  that  is  over, 

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XXXVIII.  The  Grand  Master  or  his  Deputy,  or 
some  brother  appointed  by  him,  shall  harangue 
all  the  brethren,  and  give  them  good  advice;  and 
lastly,  after  some  other  transactions,  that  can  not 
be  written  in  any  language,  the  brethren  may  go 
away  or  stay  longer,  as  they  please. 

XXXIX.  Every  annual  Grand  Lodge  has  an  in- 
herent power  and  authority  to  make  new  Regula- 
tions, or  to  alter  these,  for  the  real  benefit  of  this 
ancient  fraternity:  Provided  always  that  the  old 
Landmarks  be  carefully  preserved,  and  that  such 
alterations  and  new  Regulations  be  proposed  and 
agreed  to  at  the  third  quarterly  communication 
preceding  the  annual  Grand  feast;  and  that  they 
be  offered  also  to  the  perusal  of  all  the  brethren 
before  dinner,  in  writing,  even  of  the  youngest  Ap- 
prentice, the  approbation  and  consent  of  the  ma- 
jority of  all  the  brethren  present  being  absolutely 
necessary  to  make  the  same  binding  and  obliga- 
tory; which  must,  after  dinner,  and  after  the  new 
Grand  Master  is  installed,  be  solemnly  desired;  as 
it  was  desired  and  obtained  for  these  Regulations, 
when  proposed  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  to  about  150 
brethren,  on  St.  John  Baptist's  Day,  1721. 


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Forms  of  Documents 


PETITION  TO  THE  GRAND  MASTER  FOR  A  DISPENSATION  TO 

OPEN  AND  HOLD  A  LODGE 

The  petition  of  the  undersigned  respectfully  showeth,  that  they  are 
regular  Freemasons,  and  are  at  present  or  have  been  members  of  regu- 
lar Lodges,  that  having  the  prosperity  of  the  fraternity  at  heart,  they 
are  willing  to  exert  their  best  endeavors  to  promote  and  diffuse  the 
genuine  principles  of  Freemasonry,  that  for  the  conveniency  of  their 
respective  dwellings  [otherwise,  stating  the  circumstances  of  the  case], 
and  for  other  good  reasons,  they  have  agreed  to  form  a  new  Lodge; 
that  in  consequence  of  this  resolution,  they  pray  the  Most  Worshipful 
Grand  Master   for   a   dispensation  to   empower   them   to   assemble   as   a 

regular  Lodge  at   and  there  to  discharge  the  duties  of 

Freemasonry  in  a  regular  and  constitutional  manner,  according  to  the 
ancient  usages  of  the  Order,  and  the  rules  and  regulations  of  The 
Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon;  that 
they  have  nominated  and  do  recommend  A.  B.  to  be  the  first  Master, 
and  C.  D.  to  be  the  first  Senior  Warden,  and  E.  F.  the  first  Junior 
Warden  of  the  said  Lodge;  and  the  prayer  of  this  petition  being 
granted,  they  promise  strict  conformity  to  every  regular  edict  and  com- 
mand of  the  Grand  Master,  and  to  the  constitutions,  laws,  and  regula- 
tions of  The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of 
Oregon. 

This  petition  must  be  signed  by,  at  least,  twelve  regular  Master 
Masons,  and  be  recommended  by  the  nearest  Lodge,  and  be  delivered 
to  the  Grand  Secretary,  who  shall  present  it  to  the  Grand  Master,  or, 
in  his  absence  to  the  Deputy   Grand   Master. 

DISPENSATION    OF    THE    GRAND    MASTER   TO    OPEN    AND    HOLD    A 

LODGE 
To  all  whom  it  may  concern: 

Whereas,  We Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master  of  Ancient 

Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon  have  received  a  petition  from  a 
constitutional  number  of  brethren  who  have  been  regularly  vouched 
for  and  recommended,  which  petition  sets  forth  that  they  are  desirous 
of  establishing  a  new  Lodge  at  under  our  Masonic  juris- 
diction, and  requesting  a  dispensation  for  the  same;  and  whereas  there 
appears  to  us  good  and  sufficient  cause  for  granting  the  prayer  of  the^ 
said   petition — 

Now  know  ye,  that  we,  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master  afore- 
said, by  virtue  of  the  powers  in  us  vested  by  the  Ancient  Constitutions 
of  the  Order,   do   hereby  grant  this  our   dispensation,   authorizing  and 

empowering  Brother   to  act  as  Worshipful  Master,  Brother 

to  act  as  Senior  Warden,  and  Brother   to  act 

as   Junior   Warden   of  a   Lodge,   to   be   held   under   our  jurisdiction   at 

and  to  be  known  as   Lodge.     And  we  further 

authorize   and    empower   the   said   brethren   to   Enter,   Pass,   and   Raise 
Freemasons   according   to   the   Ancient    Constitutions    of   the   Order,   the 

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customs  and  usages  of  the  craft  and  the  rules  and  regulations  of  The 
Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon,  and  not 
otherwise.  And  this  our  dispensation  shall  continue  of  force  until  the 
Grand  Lodge  shall  grant  a  Charter  for  the  same,  or  this  dispensation 
be  revoked  by  us  or  by  the   Grand   Lodge  aforesaid. 

Given  under   our   hand   and  the   seal   of  the    Grand    Lodge,   at   the 
[l.  s.]         Grand  East  of  Oregon  this   day  of   


I 


Grand  Secretary.  Grand  Master. 


CHARTER  GRANTED  BY  THE  GRAND  LODGE 

CHARTER 

To  all  whom  it  may  concern: 

The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon, 
in  Grand  Communication  assembled.  Send  Greeting: 

Know  ye,  that  we.  The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  of  Oregon,  have  authorized  and  empowered,  and  do  hereby 
authorize  and  empower,  our  trusty  and  well-beloved  brethren,  A.  B., 
Worshipful  Master;   C.  D.,  Senior  Warden;  and  E.  F.,  Junior  Warden, 

to  open  and  hold  a  Lodge  designated  as Lodge    No under 

our  register  and  jurisdiction,  at   in  the  State  of  Oregon. 

And  we  do  further  authorize  and  empower  the  said  brethren  to 
Admit,  Enter,  Pass,  and  Raise  Freemasons,  according  to  the  most  an- 
cient customs  and  usages  of  the  craft,  in  all  ages  and  nations  through- 
out the  world,  and  not  otherwise. 

And  we  do  further  authorize  and  empower  the  said  brethren,  and 
their  successors  in  office,  to  hear  and  determine,  all  and  singular,  mat- 
ters and  things  relative  to  the  craft,  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  said 
Lodge. 

And  lastly,  we  do  hereby  authorize,  empower,  and  direct  our  said 
trusty  and  well-beloved  brethren  to  install  their  successors  in  office, 
after  being  duly  elected  and  chosen;  to  invest  them  Avith  all  the  powers 
and  dignities  to  their  offices  respectively  belonging,  and  to  deliver  to 
them  this  charter;  and  such  successors  shall,  in  like  manner,  from  time 
to  time,  install  their  successors,  and  proceed  in  the  premises  as  above 
directed;  such  installation  to  be  upon,  or  immediately  preceding,  the 
festival  of  St.  John  the  Evangelist,  during  the  continuance  of  the  said 
Lodge  forever. 

Provided  always,  that  the  said  above-named  brethren  and  their 
successors  do  pay,  and  cause  to  be  paid,  due  respect  and  strict  obedi- 
ence to  The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon 
aforesaid,  and  to  the  rules,  regulations,  and  edicts  thereof:  otherwise, 
this  Charter  to  be  of  no  force  nor  virtue. 

Given  in  open  Grand  Lodge,  and  under  the  hands  of  our  Grand 
officers,  and  the  seal  of  our  Grand  Lodge,  at  Portland,  this 
day  of    in  the  year  of  Light  59.... 

Grand  Master.  Senior  Grand   Warden. 

(l.    s.)  

Deputy   Grand  Master.  Junior  Grand   Warden. 

Grand  Secretary. 


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PETITION    FOR   INITIATION 

To  the  Worshipful  Master,  Wardens  and  Brethren  of    

Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M.: 

The  subscriber,  residing  in  aged  by  occu- 
pation    begs  leave  to  state  that,  unbiased  by  the  improper 

solicitation  of  friends,  and  uninfluenced  by  mercenary  motives,  he 
freely  and  voluntarily  offers  himself  as  a  candidate  for  the  mysteries 
of  Masonry,  and  that  he  is  prompted  to  solicit  this  privilege  by  a  favor- 
able opinion  conceived  of  the  institution,  a  desire  of  knowledge,  and  a 
sincere  wish  of  being  of  service  to  his  fellow  men.  Should  his  petition 
be  granted,  he  will  cheerfully  conform  to  all  the  ancient  established 
usages  and  customs  of  the  fraternity. 

Dated  at   this    day  of   19 


Recommended  by  Refers   to 


BLANKS    TO    BE    FILLED    BY    PETITIONER 

Where  were  you  born? 

What  is  your  age  ? 

What  is  your  occupation? 

Where  do  you  reside  ? 

How  long  have  you  lived  in 

How  long  in 

Have  you  ever,  to  your  knowledge,  been  proposed  as  a  candidate  in  a 
Masonic  Lodge,  and  if  so  when  and  in  what  Lodge? 

Do  you  believe  in  the  existence  of  one  ever-living  and  true  God? 

Do  you  know  of  any  physical,  legal  or  moral  reason  which  should  pre- 
vent you  from  becoming  a  Freemason? 

Petitioner's  signature   

REPORT    OF    COMMITTEE    ON     PETITION 

To  the  Worshipful  Master,  Wardens  and  Brethren  of   

Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M.: 

Your  Committee,  to  whom  was  referred  the  Petition  of 

for    in  this   Lodge,   respectfully  reports : 

That  we  have  made  strict  examination  into  the  Moral,  Mental  and 
Physical  qualifications  of  the  applicant,  and  find  him 


Your  Committee  therefore  recommend  that  his  Petition  be. 

Fraternally  submitted. 


■  X  V  •  •  •  ■ 

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Committee. 


PETITION  FOR  AFFILIATION 
To  the   Worshipful  Master,   Wardens  and  Brethren  of    

Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M. : 

Brethren — The  subscriber,  residing  in   aged 

years,  by  occupation   respectfully  represents  that  he  has 

been  regularly  Initiated,  Passed  and  Raised,  in  a  regular  Lodge  of  An- 
cient Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  was  last  a  member  of 

Lodge  No at   in  the  State  of   in 

good  standing,  from  which  he  presents  proper  documents. 

He  now  prays  to  be  admitted  a  member  of  your  Lodge,  if,  upon 
examination,  he  be  found  worthy;  and  if  received,  he  promises  a  cheer- 
ful compliance  with  all  the  By-Laws,  Rules  and  Regulations  of  your 
Lodge,  and  with  the  requirements  of  The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon. 

Dated  at   this   day  of  19 

.  Recommended  by  


REPORT    OF     COMMITTEE 

To   the   Worshipful  Master,  Wardens   and  Brethren  of    

Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M. : 

Your  Committee,  to  whom  was  referred  the  Petition  of  

for   Affiliation    in   this   Lodge,    respectfully   reports : 

That  we  have  made  strict  examination  into  the  Moral,  Mental  and 
Physical  qualifications  of  the  applicant,  and  find  him 

Your  Committee  therefore  recommend  that  his  Petition  be 

Fraternally  submitted. 


NOTICE  OF  ELECTION — TO   CANDIDATE  FOR  DEGREES 

Ore.,  19 ... . 

To  Mr 

Dear  Sir — I  have  the  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  at  the  Stated  Meet- 
ing  of    Lodge   No A.    F.   and   A.   M.,   held   on  the 

day   of    19 you  were   elected   to   receive   the 

degrees  in  Masonry. 

Please  present  yourself  for  initiation  on  the day  of 

19 at o'clock. 

Very  truly  yours. 


.Secretary. 


NOTICE  OF  ELECTION  TO  MEMBERSHIP 

Ore.,   19. 


Brother 


Dear  Brother — I  have  the  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  at  the  Stated 

Meeting  of Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  held 

19 you  were  elected  to  membership  in  said  Lodge. 

Fraternally, 

Secretary. 

270 


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ALSO  THAT  HE 


Passed  the  Oriental  Chair  by 


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SEAL 


W.M.I 


SEC. 


The  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon 

This  is  to  certify  that Lodge,  No is  a  just 

and  legally  constituted  Lodge  working  under  the  jurisdiction  of  The 
Grand  Lodge  of  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  of  Oregon,  and  that  this  Diploma  is 
entitled  to  full  faith  and  credit  among  the  brethren. 

[l.  s.]  

Grand  Secretary. 

271 


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NOTICE   OF   INTENTION   TO   TRANSFER   MEMBERSHIP 

To  the  Worshipful  Master,  Wardens  and  Brethren  of Lodge 

^  No A.  F.  and  A.  M.: 

You  are  hereby  notified  that  the  undersigned,  a  Master  Mason  and 
member  of  said  Lodge,  desires  and  intends  to  transfer  his  membership 

therein  to   Lodge  No located  at  , 

and  for  that  purpose  requests  a  Certificate  of  Standing.  He  also  en- 
closes $ for  dues  to  date. 

Dated  this day  of 19 . . 

Signed 


CERTIFICATE   OF    STANDING   ACCOMPANYING    PETITION    FOR 
TRANSFER  OF  MEMBERSHIP 

Hall  of  Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M. 

This  is  to  certify  that  Brother   who  having  given 

notice  of  his  intention  to  transfer  his  membership  to  Lodge 

No A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  located  at  is  now  a  mem- 
ber of  this  Lodge  in  good  standing,  and  is  not  at  this  date  delinquent 
for  dues. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Lodge  this   day 

of 19 

,(Seal)  

Secretary. 


NOTICE   OF   AFFILIATION    BY   TRANSFER   OF   MEMBERSHIP 

Hall  of  Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M., 

Oregon,   19 ...  . 

This  certifies  that   Brother    has  been   elected  to 

membership  in  this  Lodge  on   19 upon  Certificate 

of  Standing  issued  by  you  on 19 

Kindly  send  us  Certificate  of  Transfer  of  Membership  for  him. 

(  Seal)  Signed 

Secretary. 


CERTIFICATE  OF  TRANSFER  OF  MEMBERSHIP 

This  is  to  certify  that  Brother  having  been  elected 

to  membership  in Lodge  No located  at 

according  to  notice  duty  given,  his  membership   is  hereby   transferred 
to   Lodge  No located  at  

Dated  at Oregon,  this day  of 19. . 

(Seal)  ^         Signed 

Secretary. 


272 


APPLICATION   FOR  A  DIMIT 

To  the  Worshipful  Master,  Wardens  and  Brethren  of Lodge 

No 

Brethren  : 

Being  desirous  of  severing  my  connection  with    

Lodge  No for  the  purpose  of  uniting  with  another,  I  fraternally 

apply  for  a  Dimit.     All  dues  to  the  Lodge  have  been  paid. 

Fraternally, 


A  DiMIT 

Lodge  No under  the  jurisdiction  of  The  Grand   Lodge  of 

Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Oregon. 

To  all  whom  it  may  concern — Greeting: 

This   is  to  certify   that   Brother    whose   name   appears 

in  the  margin  of  this  Dimit,  is  a  Master  Mason  in  good  standing,  and 
clear  of  the  books,  and  was  a  member  of  this  Lodge,  and  as  such  we 
recommend  him  to  the  fraternal  regard  of  all  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons, wheresoever  dispersed  over  the  face  of  the  globe. 

In  testimony  whereof,  we  have  caused  this   Dimit  to  be  signed  by 

[l.  s.]       the  Worshipful  Master  and  Secretary,  and  the  seal  of  the  Lodge 

to  be  affixed,   this    day   of    A.   L. :.    59 


W.  Master. 
Secretary. 


REQUEST  FOR  A  WAIVER  OF  JURISDICTION 

Hall  of Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M. 

To  the  Worshipful  Master,  Wardens  and  Brethren  of  Lodge 

No A.  F.  and  A.  M.: 

At  a   Stated  Meeting  of  this  Lodge  held   on  the    day   of 

19 the  Secretary  was  directed  to  request  from 

Lodge  No a  waiver  of  Jurisdiction  over  the  person  of 

who  now   resides  within  the  Jurisdiction   of  said   Lodge. 

Said   desires  to  petition  this  Lodge  for  the  degrees  of 

Masonry  and  thereafter  to  hold  membership  therein. 

A  waiver  of  Jurisdiction  authorizing  this  Lodge  to  receive  his  peti- 
tion is  respectfully  requested. 

By  direction  of  the  Lodge. 

Witness  my  hand  and  seal  of  the  Lodge  this day  of 

19... 

( Seal)  

Secretary. 

273 


WAIVER  OF  JURISDICTION 

Hall  of Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M. 

To  the  Worshipful  Master,  Wardens  and  Brethren  of Lodge 

No A.  F.  and  A.  M.: 

At  a  Stated  Meeting  of  this  Lodge,  held  on  the day  of 

19 your  request  asking  for  a   waiver   of   Jurisdiction 

over    now    residing    within    the    Jurisdiction    of    this 

Lodge,  was  granted.     Your  Lodge  is  therefore  authorized  to  receive  and 
act  upon  his  petition. 

By  direction  of  the  Lodge. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Lodge  this   day  of 

19... 

(Seal)  . . .~ 

Secretary. 


NOTICE  FOR  THE  ANNUAL  ELECTION  OF  OFFICERS  AND 

PAYMENT  OF  DUES 

Hall   of ..Lodge  No A.    F.   and  A.   M., 

Ore.,  19. . . 

Brother   

You  are  hereby  notified  that  the  Stated  Meeting  for  the  election  of 

officers  will  be  held    evening,   December    19 ... . 

and  payment  of  dues  should  be  made  on  or  before  said  date. 

To Lodge  No Dr. 

Dues  for  year  of  19 $ 

Unpaid  dues  in  arrears 


Total 

Your  attendance  is  requested. 
By  order  of  the  W.  M. 


Secretary. 


NOTICE  TO  DELINQUENTS 

Account  Current 

Brother  " 

To Lodge  No A..  F.  and  A.  M.,  Dr. 

To  dues  from 19. . . 

To 19 $ 

Hall  of Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M., 

Ore., 19... 

Brother  - 

Above  find  statement  of  your  account  for  dues.     I  am  directed  to 
notify  all  members  thus   delinquent  to  pay  said  arrears,  or  to  appear 
and  show  cause  why  your  name  should  not  be  dropped  from  the  roll. 
"Take  notice  and  govern  yourself  accordingly." 

Fraternally, 

Secretary. 

274 


LODGE  SUMMONS 
Lodge,  No. 


Brother : 

You  are  hereby  summoned  to  attend  a   Communication 

of  this  Lodge,  to  be  holden  at    o'clock    

on  the   day  of   19 Herein  fail  not. 

By  order  

Secretary. 


NOTIFICATION  FOR  TRIAL 

Lodge,  No 

Brother  : 

You  are  hereby  notified  that  at  a  regular  Communication  of 

Lodge,  No holden  on  the  day  of   19 

charges  and  specifications,  a  copy  of  which  is  hereunto  annexed,  were 
preferred  against  you  by  Bro.  -    

Whereupon  it  was  ordered  that  the  said  charges  and  specifications 
be  investigated  at  a  trial  to  be  holden  in  open  Lodge,  at  the  next  regu- 
lar Communication,  to  be  holden  on  the   day  of 

19....    of  all  which  you  will  take  due  notice  and  govern 

yourself  accordingly. 

By  order  of  the  Lodge. 


Secretary. 


NOTICE  OF  EXPULSION,  ETC 
Lodge,  No 

To  R. :.  W. :.  Brother   

Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  A.  F.  and  A.  M.  of  Oregon. 
R. :.  W. :.  Sir  and  Bro. :. 

You  are  hereby  notified  that  at  a  regular  Communication  of 


Lodge,  No holden  on   the day  of   19 . . . 

Rrother  after  due  trial,  was  expelled  from  all  the  privi- 
leges of  Masonry  (or  suspended,  as  the  case  may  be),  and  it  was  or- 
dered that  notice  thereof  be  given  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 


Secretary. 


275 


stated  or  Special 


Officers 


Opening 


Minutes 


Petitions  Received 


Committee  Reports 


Mr Elected 


Resolution  Adopted 


Committee  Report 
Adopted 


M.  M.  Lodge 

Called  Off 


Mr. 


Initiated 


FORM  OF  MINUTES 

(Adopted    by    Grand    Lodge,    and    lodges    are    to 
make  their  minutes  conform  thereto.) 

Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M. 

A    Communication  of   Lodge 

No A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  was  held  in  their  lodge 

room,    in    Oregon,    even- 

PRESENT. 


.W.    M. 

.s.  w. 

.J.  w. 

.Treas. 


, Sec'y 


.Sen.  Deacon 
,Jun.  Deacon 
.Sr.  Steward 
.Jr.  Steward 
Tiler 


Other  members  and  visiting  brethren. 

The  Lodge  was  opened  in   form  on  the 

degree. 


The    minutes    of    the    last    Stated    Communication 
were  read  and  approved. 

The  petition  of for  degrees  was  read, 

and    was    received   and    referred   to    a    special    com- 
mittee. 

The   report    of   the    committee    on   the   petition    of 
for  the  degrees  was  read,  and  received. 


The  ballot  was  then  spread  on  the  application  of 

for   and  on  being  displayed 

he  was  declared  duly  

The  following  resolution  was  read,  and  on  motion 
was  

Resolved,  

The  committee  appointed  at  our  last  Stated  Com- 
munication to  procure made  the  follow- 
ing report,  which  was   

(Here  insert  the  report.) 

Lodge  of  M.  M.,  called  from  labor  to  refreshment 
and  a  lodge  of  E.  A.  was  opened  in  form. 

Mr having  been  duly  elected  and 

being  in  waiting,  was  duly  prepared,  presented,  and 
initiated  an  E.  A.,  receiving  the  usual  lecture  and 
charge. 


276 


Examinations 


E.  A. 

Lodge 

Closed 

F.  C. 

Open 

Bro. 

Passed 

F.   C. 

Closed 

M.  M 

Lodge 
to 

Labor 

Bro. 

Raised 

Closed 

Receipts 

Brother  was  then  examined  as  to  his 

proficiency  in  this  degree. 

No  further  business  appearing,  the  lodge  of  E.  A. 
was  closed  in  form. 

A  lodge  of  F.  C.  was  opened  in  due  form. 

Brother    was   introduced   and   passed 

to   the  degree   of   F.    C,  receiving   the   usual   lecture 
and  charge. 

The  Lodge  of  Fellow-crafts  was  then  closed  in 
due  form. 

The  Lodge  of  M.  M.  was-ihen  called  from  refresh- 
ment to  labor. 

Brother  was  then  duly  prepared,  pre- 
sented and  raised  to  the  Sublime  Degree  of  Master 
Mason,  receiving  the  usual  lecture  and  charge. 

No  further  business  appearing,  the  lodge  was 
closed  in  due  and  ancient   form. 

Receipts  of  the  evening. 

(Here  give  an  itemized  list  of  receipts,  with 
names  of  those  paying  dues.) 

Total  receipts  $ 


Received  the  above -. $ 

Treasurer. 


Attest ; 


, . . .    Secretary. 
Approved, 


W.   M. 


Note    to    Secretary — You    can    procure    Minute    Book,    with    Printed 
Headings,  from  the  Grand  Secretary. 


No. ...        $ 

Date    19. 

To 

Account  of 


WARRANT  ON  TREASURER 

Ore.,   19 . . .     No.   . . . 

Treasurer   Lodge  No A.  F.  and  A.  M. 

Pay  to  or  Order,  $ 


Dollars 


On  account  of. 


W.  M. 


Attest :    Secretary. 

277 


RECEIPT  FOR   DUES 

Lodge   No '. ..   A.   F.    and   A.    M. 

This  is  to  certify  that  Brother has  paid  dues  in 

this   Lodge  to 19 and  at  this   date   is   in   good   standing. 

Dated  this day  of ,  19 

[l.   s.]  

Secretary. 


TREASURER'S  RECEIPT  FOR  FUNDS 

No Ore.,  19 . . . 

Received  of    ,   Secretary  of    Lodge  No. 

A.   F.  and  A.   M Dollars.   $ 

as  funds  of  the  Lodge. 


Treasurer. 


278 


General  Index 


Page 
Act  to  incorporate  Grand  I^odgfe  of  Oreg-on 3 

Ancient  Ceremonies    157-246 

Ancient   Charg-es    79-85 

By-I^aws,  part  one,  relative  to  the  Grand  IiOdg-e 15-49 

By-Ziaws,  part  two,  relative  to  I^odgres 50-95 

Constitution     5-14 

Beclaration  of  the  Grand  liodgre 4 

Forms    of    Documents 267-278 

General  Begnilations    247-265 

ICiandmarlEs    of   Freemasonry 5-6 

Manual  of  the   I^odsre 99-278 

Preamble    to    By-Ztaws 15 

Uniform  code  of  By-^aws  for  constituent  lodgres 92-94 


281 


Index  to  Constitution 


Figures  in  parentheses  are  subdivisions 
of  the  Article   following. 

Article 
Amendments — 

Constitution,    method   of   making (1-4)  XVI 

Appointive  Officers — 

Grand  Lodge    (3)  X 

Assessments — 

Power  of  Grand  Lodge  to  assess (6)  XIII 

By-Iiaw6 — 

Authorized   by    Grand    Lodge XV 

Charter — 

Grand  Lodge  power  to   grant  or.  T'^ypK^i£r,^^'  { (2)  XIII 

Clandestine  ZiOdgfes — 

Defined (2)  XII 

Communications  of  Grand  IiOdg'e — See  Grand  Lodge  -^ 

Constitution —  a 

How    amended    ^. . , (1-4)  XVI 

Controversies — 

Grand  Lodge  power  to  settle  in  constituent  lodges,  (4)  XIII 

Dispensations —  ,   ^,. 

Grand  Lodge  power  to  grant  or  annul ,(2)  XIII 

Election — 

Grand  Lodge  officers (1)  X 

Jurisprudence    Committee     (2)  X 

Eligil)ility— 

Officers    of    Grand    Lodge VII 

Finances —  ""*    ' 

Grand  Lodge  power  to  supervise  its   own (7)         XIII 

Grand  Lodgre — 

Appointive    Officers    (3)  X 

By-Laws     XV 

Communications,   annual    V 

Jurisdiction    (1)  XII 

Jurisdiction,    power    to    exercise     original     and     exclu- 
sive     (3)  XIII 

Laws,   power  to   make,   etc (5)  XIII 

Lectures,    power    to    establish    and    preserve    uniform 

mode     (11)  XIII 

Location    of   constituent    lodges,    power    to    assign    the 

limits  and  fix (4)  XIII 

Members,    qualifications    VII 

Membership     Ill 

Name  and  style II 

282 


INDZiX  TO   CONSTITUTION — Continued 

Article 
G-rand  Lodgre— Continued 

Officers,   election  of (1)         X 

Officers,   eligibility  of VII 

Officers,    qualifications VII 

Powers   and   authority   defined (1-12)         XIII 

Proxies     VIII 

Quorum    VI 

Seal     , IV 

Vacancy  of  offices  and  how  filled (1-2)         XI 

Orand  Iklaster — 

Powers    of,    defined ("1-17)         XIV 

Jurisdiction—  * 

Grand  Lodge    (1)  XII 

Grand    Lodge    power    to    exercise    original    and    exclu- 
sive       (3)  XIII 

Jurisprudence  Committee- 
Election  of (2)  X 

Votes    and    voting IX 

£andm.ark8 — 

Of  Freemasonry (1-25)  I 

]Laws — 

Grand   Lodge   power   to    make,    adopt,    alter,   amend    or 

repeal  general  laws  and  regulations (5)         XIII 

lectures — 

Grand  Lodge  power  to  establish  and  preserve  uniform 

mode     (11)         XIII 

IiOdgres — 

Clandestine,   defined    (2)         XII 

Constituent  lodge,  votes  and  voting  in  Grand  Lodge IX 

Grand  Lodge  power  to  assign  the  limits  and  fix  loca- 
tion of  constituent   lodges (4)         XIII 

Reports,     Grand    Lodge    has    power    to    consider    and 

review    (9)         XIIT 

Members  and  Officers  of  Grand  Ziodg'e— 

Qualifications     VII 

HCembership-— 

Of  Grand  Lodge Ill 

Mileage  and  Expense — 

Grand  Lodge  power  to  establish  rate (10)         XIII 

Name  and  Style— 

Of   Grand   Lodge II 

Officers  Grand  Iiodge— 

Appointive    (3)  X 

Election    of    (1)         X 

Eligibility   VII 

Past  and  present  of  Grand  Lodge,   votes  and  voting IX 

Qualification     VII 

Vacancies      (1)  XI 

Votes   required    (4)         X 

283 


INDEX  TO  CONSTITTJTIOH— -<:ontinued 

Article 
Offices  Grand  XiOdsre*— 

Vacancies  and  how  filled (1-2)  XI 

Powers — 

Of  Grand  Lodge    (1-12)  XIII 

Of    Grand    Master (1-17)  XIV 

Proxies — 

Grand  Lodge    VIII, 

Punlshinent — 

Grand  Lodge  power  to  reprimand,  suspend  or  expel,  (8)  XIII 

Qualifications — 

Officers   and   members   of  Grand   Lodge VII 

Quorum — 

Of    Grand    Lodge VI 

Reports — 

Grand  Lodge  power  to  consider  and  review (9)         XIII 

Revenues — 

Power  of  Grand  Lodge  to  assess (6)         XIII 

Seal —                                                                                                    ..  -aii^amhrf*::-': 
Of    Grand    Lodge IV 

Sovereignty  and  Jurisdiction — 

Of    Grand    Lodge (1)  XII 

Vacancies — 

Grand   Lodge   Offices (1)  XI 

Grand  Lodge  Offices,  how  filled (1-2)  XI 

Visiting- — 

Rights  defined    (14)  I 

Votes   and  Voting — 

In   election   of   Grand   Lodge   Officers (4)  X 

Of  constituent  lodge,  of  present  and  past  Grand  Offi- 
cers and  of  Jurisprudence  Committee IX 


Index  to  By-Laws 

Figures    in   parentheses   are   subdivisions 
of    the    Section    immediately    following. 

Section 

Advancement —  ".^     ^   j 

Examination    necessary    for ,...,,.. 124 

Failure   to  present   for 192 

May  proceed   after  restoration 192 

Objections   to    203 

Petitions  for,   may  be  renewed 200 

Shall  proceed   if  charges  not  sustained 203 

Stayed  pending   proceedings   on   charges 203 

284 


Iin>x:X  TO  BY-LAWS — Continued 

•  Section 

Affiliation- 
Application  must  be  accompanied  by  certificate  or  dimit....l25 

Balloting  upon  petition  for 194-198 

No    fee    for 205 

Petition  for,   may  be  renewed 199 

Petition  for  membership   by. 188-189 

Receiving   application   for.  . 125 

Amendments— 

By-Laws,    method   of   making 282-285 

Ancient  Chargres — 

Defined 264 

Appeals — 

Action  of  Grand  Lodge  not  legislative 17 

From  decision  of  Master (7)  168,  245,   246 

From  decision  of  Master  cannot  be  made  to  lodge 246 

From  judgment   106 

Method  of  procedure  from  judgment 271-272 

Applications — 

For  affiliation    125 

For   special    dispensations ...  220 

For  special   emergency   dispensations 221 

Notifying  lodges  having  concurrent  jurisdiction 165 

Aprons — 

Of  members  of  Grand  Lodge 109 

Of  officers  of  Grand  Lodge 107 

Of  Past   Grand   Master (31)  62,   108 

Presented  to  each  candidate (12)  119 

Assessments — 

Special    prohibited 122 

Ballot — 

Cannot    be    reconsidered 198 

On   petitions    194-198 

Result  of,  to  be  communicated  to  candidate 201 

Burial — See  Funerals 

By-Laws — 

Constituent    lodge   where    silent    Grand   Lodge   by-laws    gov- 
ern      (13)  280 

Method  of  making  amendments  to ... 282-285 

Must  be  signed  by  members (12)  280 

Suspension    of,    prohibited 130 

Uniform  code  for  constituent  lodges (1-13)  280 

Candidates — 

Effect   of   objections    to 202 

Examination   by   Committee  on   Investigation 183 

Obtaining   admission,    false    representation 278 

Qualifications    of     (1-13)  180 

Certificates — 

Issued  to  E.  A.'s  and  F.  C.'s 217 

Issued  to  members  after  dissolution  of  lodge 229 


285 


IMrPEX  TO  BY-IJLWS — Continued 

Section 
Certificates — Continued 

Of   membership    (7)  119 

Of  standing  for   transfer  of  membership 213 

Of  withdrawal    216 

Presented   to   each   candidate (7)  119 

Chaplain — 

Duties    of 175 

Cliarg-es — 

By   whom   preferred (3-4)  269 

How  preferred  and  against  whom 98,    (1)  269 

Investigated,   and  by  whom 99 

Notice   must   be   given,    and   how 99 

Charity — See  Relief 

Charter — 

Arrest   of,    by   Grand   Master 91 

Defaced   or   illegible 95,  142 

Destroyed,    stolen,    etc 96,  141 

Fee  for (2)         32 

Fee  for  reissue  of  defaced (9)         32 

Issued  by  order  Grand  Lodge 88 

May  be   surrendered,    conditions   for 225 

Must  be  present  at  all  meetings 140 

Restoration  of,  by  Grand  Lodge 92,  94 

Revocation  or  suspension   of 90,    (1-6)    226,  227 

Revoked,   number  cannot  be  used  again 232 

Revoked  and   erased  from   register 232 

When  issued  to  be  recorded 84 

Clandestine  Ijodgres — 

Communication   with,  prohibited 126 

dothing* — 

Aprons  presented  to  each  candidate (12)  119 

For  funeral  occasions 252 

Officers   and   members    of   Grand   Lodge 107-109 

Code- 
Amendments    to    14,    282-285 

Masonic,    how    designated 14 

Commissioners,   Trial — 

Constituent   lodge,   how  elected (1)         269 

Grand    Lodge,    how   appointed 99 

Judgment  final    (9)  269 

Committees — 

Charity (7)  280 

Investigating 183 

Committees  of  G-rand  itOdsfe— 

Regular,   composed  of 29 

Regular,    duties    of (1-6)  70 

Regular,   enumeration  of 28 

Special,   all  appointive ^ 30 

286 


IHTDEX  TO  BY-LAWS — Continued 

~~  Section 

Conuuittees  of  Grand  Iiodge — Continued 

Special,  by  whom  appointed (3)  58 

Special,    composed   of   how   many 31 

Special,   duties  of 71 

Standing,    duties    of (1-7)  69 

Standing,    enumeration,   and   of   whom    composed 20-  27 

Communications — 

Constituent   lodge,    stated (1)         119 

Funeral   purposes   only  during   session   Grand  Lodge 257 

Grand    Lodge,    occasional .' 2 

Grand    Lodge,    special 1 

Not   convened  on  Sunday,   exceptions 146 

Special,  defined   145 

Stated,    defined    144 

With   clandestine   lodges,   prohibited 126 

Concurrent  Jurisdiction — ^^See  Jurisdiction 

Consolidation  of  IiOdgfes — 

Method    prescribed    233-241 

Constitution — See   special   index   for  Constitution, 

Counsel — 

Provision  for (8)  269 

To  be  appointed,  when 102 

Deacons — 

Duties  of 175 

Debts — 

Of  constituent  lodge.   Grand  Lodge  not  responsible  for 93 

Degrees — 

Balloting  upon  petition  for 194-198 

Cannot  be  conferred  by  request  upon  person  not  eligible. ..  .133 

Conferred  by  another  lodge,  when 124,   191 

Dispensation  to  confer (3)  32 

Examination  necessary  to  confer 124 

Fee    for 205 

Not   conferred  upon  more   than   two  candidates  at  any  com- 
munication      139 

Not   less   than   full    degree 135 

Time  to  elapse  between  conferring  of 131 

When   not   conferred 133 

Delegates — 

To   Grand   Lodge  from   lodges   U.   D 86,  129 

Deputy  Grand  Master — 

Duties    of    59 

Dimits — 

Application    for,    how    presented 212 

E.  A.'s  and  F.  C.'s  cannot 217 

Granted  only   to   one   having   removed  from   Grand  Jurisdic- 
tion     214 

Reissue  of 215 

Who  entitled  to 214 

287 


IITDEX  TO  BY-IiAWS — Continued 

Section 
Discipline- 
By   constituent   lodge 219,    265-278 

By   Grand   Lodge 97-106 

Members  of  extinct  lodge  subject  to 228 

Dispensations — 

Applications  for  special 220 

Case  of  special   emergency 221 

Exchange  for  Charter 8^ 

Fee   for   general (4)  32,  222 

For  new  lodge,  by  whom  granted 79 

For  new  lodge,   fee  for (1)  32,  83 

For  new  lodge,   number  of  petitioners   required 80 

For  new  lodge,  restrictions   in  relation  to 86 

For  new  lodge,  voting  upon  petition 81 

Return  of,  to  Grand  Lodge 87 

Shall    be   recorded 84,   223 

To  confer  Degrees (3 )  32 

Dues — 

Amount  of  Grand  Lodge (6)  32 

Annual  dues,  how  fixed 207 

Grand  Lodge,  provisions  for,  when  members  are  relieved. 210-211 

Lodge  may  vote  to  relieve  payment   of 210-211 

Suspension  for  non-payment 208-209 

Suspension  for,  non-payment  ceases  when (5)  208 

Educational  Fund — 

Appropriation   from    49 

Under  control   of   Trustees 46 

Elections — 

Consolidated  lodges    240 

Constituent  lodge  officers,  rules  for 149-151 

Grand   Lodge   officers 5 

To  fill  vacancies  in  constituent  lodge 258 

EUgibUity — 

Officers    of   constituent    lodge wtrt' ^^^ 

To   office   of   Master 147 

Examination — 

Applicant   for  affiliation 193 

For   advancement    124 

Officers  named  in  petition  for  new  lodge 82 

Visiting  Brethren    254-255 

Expenditures — 

Auditing  bills  and  claims 48 

How  regulated 33-34,  39-  42 

Mileage   and   expense   of   Trustees 54 

Mileage  and  expense,  provision  for  payment  of.... 37,  38,  40,  41 

Salary  Foreign   Correspondent 36 

Salary    Grand    Secretary 35 

288 


INDEX  TO  BT-I;aWS — Continued 

Section 
Fe«s — 

For   degrees    205 

For    special    dispensations 222 

Minimum    amount 205 

None    for    affiliation 205 

Returned    when    201,    202,   206 

To  accompany  petition  for  degrees 182    (5)  280 

Fiscal  Year — 

Defined     55 

Funds — 

Educational 57 

General     56 

In   charge   of  Trustees 46 

Property  of  extinct  lodge,   how  disposed  of 227 

Revenues   and  properties (1-11)  32 

Funerals — 

Attendance   at    (8)  280 

Burial   service  adopted 19 

Grand   Honors    112 

Rules   in  relation   to   Masonic  burials 247-252 

Grand  Chaplain — 

Duties    of    63 

Grand  IiOdg-e^ 

Adopted  Manual  of  Lodge 19 

Appointive    offices,    how    filled 9 

Clothing   of   officers    and    members 107-1 09 

Communications,   occasional    2 

Communications,    special    :  .  .      1 

Dues    (6)  32 

Dues,   provisions   for   when   members   are  relieved 210-211 

Election  of  officers 5 

Installation    of    officers 6 

Names,   ranks,   titles  and  stations  of  officers (1-26)  114 

Order  of  business 3-     4 

Ritual    adopted    18 

Trustees   consist   of 43 

Trustees,    duties    defined 45-  54 

Voting,    method    of 7-     8 

Grand  Marshal — 

Duties  of    (1-2)  65 

Grand  Master — 

Duties   of    (1-5)  58 

Grand   Oratoiv— 

Duties    of    64 

Grand  Pursuivant — 

Duties  of 6'6 

Grand   Representatives — 

Duties  of   (1-4)  68 


289 


INDEX  TO  BY-LAWS — Continued 

Section 
Grand  Secretary — 

Duties  of   (1-31)  62 

Grand  Standard  Bearer — 

Duties    of 67 

Grand  Stewards — 

Duties    of    , 67 

Grand  Sword  Bearer — 

Duties  of 67 

Grand  Treasurer — 

Duties    of     (1-10)  61 

Grand  Wardens — 

Duties    of     60 

Honors — 

Funeral    Grand   honors 112 

Private  Grand  honors 110 

Public    Grand    honors Ill 

Installation — 

Constituent    lodge    officers,    when    to    take   place,    and   rules 
for    153-155 

Grand  Lodge  Officers 6 

Officers  of  lodge  U.  D.  not  installed 85 

Qualification  to  install  officers 152 

Jewels — 

Described    (1-5)  113 

Of  Constituent  lodge    (1-2)  279 

Of   Grand   Officers (1-5)  113 

Of  Past  Master (3)  279 

Judgment — 

From   which  appeal  is  taken 272 

Grand    Lodge    may    change 272 

Of  Trial   Commissioners 103-104 

Jurisdiction — 

Concurrent  original    160-165 

Concurrent   territorial    160-165 

For  discipline,  trial  and  punishment (1-3)  268 

How  exercised  when  lodge  fails  to  meet  for  six  months.  ,.  .230 

Limits    of    territorial 158,   163 

Lodge   acquiring,    shall   complete   act  of  extinct   lodge 231 

Of   constituent   lodge 156-166 

Of   constituent   lodge,   personal,    defined 157 

Of   constituent   lodge,    territorial 75-  7S 

Of   constituent  lodge,    territorial,   defined 158 

Over    non-affiliates    219 

Penal    159,  163 

Penal,   of  Grand  Lodge 97-106 

Perpetual,     not    recognized 138 

Waiver  of 164 

290 


IjnJEX  TO  BY-LAWS — Continued 

Section 
Iiaws — 

Action  of  Grand  Lodge  upon  appeals  not  legislative 17 

Defined    10-17 

Heretofore  passed  and  adopted  by  Grand  Lodge  revoked  and 

repealed    281 

Recommendations  as   to  changes,   etc.,  by   Grand  Master 16' 

Suspension    of,   prohibited 130 

Unwritten    12 

When  take  effect 14 

Written     11-13 

Written,    all   in  Code 13 

Iiibrary  of  Grand  IiOdge — 

Custody  and  care  of (28-30)  62 

LicLuor — 

Selling    prohibited     266 

Under  suspension   for  business 275 

l^oans — 

Lodge  shall  not  lend  to  member 134 

IiOdgres,  Constituent — 

Application  for  degrees,   when  other  lodges  have  concurrent 
jurisdiction    165 

Communication,    special 145 

Communication,    stated    (1).  119,   144 

Concurrent    jurisdiction    160-165 

Conferring   of    degrees 131 

Consolidation    of    233-241 

Denying  existence  of  God 132 

Duties    of     , (1-15)  119 

Election    of    officers 149-151 

Formation    of    new 73-  89 

Lodge  Register  to  be  kept (5)  119 

Master  or  Warden  cannot  resign  during  official   term 258 

May  assume  jurisdiction   over   territory   defunct   lodge 230 

May  be  dissolved,  and  how (1-2)  224 

Must   not    attend    if   charter    revoked 277 

Names  of  members  and  their  Masonic  record (5)  119 

Names  of  persons  rejected,  suspended  and  expelled. .  (6)         119 

New  lodge  constituted,  by  whom 89 

Not  entitled  to  representation  until  chartered 129 

Not  permitted  to  assume  name  of  person  during  his  life...  136 

Officers    elected   and    officers   appointed 116 

Officers   of    115 

Permission    to    incorporate 137 

Powers   of    118 

Property  of  extinct,  how  disposed  of 227 

Public   processions   of,    restricted 123 

Recognition   of  bodies   not   recognized   by   Grand   Lodge   for- 
bidden      127 

Recognition    of    resident    of    this    jurisdiction,    receiving    de- 
grees beyond  jurisdiction  of  Grand   Lodge,   forbidden.  .  .128 

Removal  of   120-121 

.     291 


nrDEX  TO  BY-LAWS — Continued 

Section 
iMOdges,  Constituent — Continued 

Reports    to    Grand    Secretary (4)  119 

Resignation  of  appointed  officers  may  be  received 259 

Seal      117 

Special  tax  or  assessment,  prohibited 122 

Suspension  of  any  By-Law  prohibited 130 

Territorial  jurisdiction  of    158,  160,  161 

To   notify   Grand   Secretary  of   rejections,    withdrawals,   sus- 
pensions, expulsions  and  restorations    (8)  119 

Uncompleted  act  of  extinct  lodge  completed  by  lodge  acquir- 
ing jurisdiction    231 

Uniform   By-Laws  must  be  adopted (15)  119 

Uniform   code   of  By-Laws,   for (1-13)  280 

What   officer  may  open 257 

When  not  entitled  to  seat  in  Grand  Lodge (4)  119 

IiOdgfes   Under   Dispensation — 

Examination  of  officers  named  in  petition 82 

Fee  for   dispensation    (1)      32,   83 

May  send  delegates,   but  have  no   vote 129 

Rules    for    forming    73-89 

XiOttery — 

Forbidden     263 

IVIannal  of  tlie  iMOdge— 

Adopted  and  use  prescribed 19 

Marshal — 

Duties  of    : 17^5 

Masonic  Burials — See  Funerals 

Masonic  Bmblems   for  Commercial  Purposes — 

Prohibited  except  as  noted 262 

Masonic    ITame   for    Commercial   Purposes — 

Prohibited  except  as  noted 261 

Master — 

Duties  of    (1-11)  168 

Powers    of,    defined    (1-8)  167 

Members — 

Certificate  to  nearest  lodge  after  dissolution 229 

Standing  of,   after  dissolution  of  lodge 229 

Membership — 

Dual,    prohibited     178,  256 

Duty  to  be  a  member  of  some  regular  lodge 177 

How  acquired    (1-3)  176 

How    terminated    (1-6)  179 

Not  restored  when  sentence  is  annulled  by  Grand  Lodge.  274 

Transfer  of,  and  who  entitled  to 213 

Withdrawal    from    212,   216 

Mileage  and  Expenses — See  Expenditures 

Minutes — 

Master  to   sign    (11)  168 

292     . 


INDEX  TO  BY-IfcAWS — Continued 

Section 
Non-Affiliates — 

Lodges   have  jurisdiction   over  conduct   of 219 

Penalties   for   non-compliance (1-4)  218 

Privileges    of 218 

Non-Payment  of  Dues — See  Dues 

Objections — 

Not  recorded,   when    204 

To   advancement    203 

To  candidate,  effect  of 202 

Offenses — 

Attending  or  assisting  lodge  when  charter  revoked 277 

Recommending  rejected  candidate    278 

What    are     265 

Officers  of  Constituent   IiOdges — See   Lodges 

Officers  of  Grand  IiOd^e — See  Grand  Lodge 

Order  of  Business — 

Constituent  lodge    (11)  280 

Grand   Lodge    3,   4 

Grand  Lodge  may  be  varied j. 285 

Fast  Master's  Degrree— 

Not  necessary  before  installation  of  Master 19 

Penal  Code- 
Constituent   lodge    265-278 

Penal  Jurisdiction — 

Appeal  from  judgment    106 

Charges,    how   preferred 98 

Charges  investigated,  and  by  whom 99 

Counsel  to  be  appointed,   when 102 

Judgment   of  Trial   Commissioners    103,  104 

Of  Grand  Lodge   97-106 

Records  of  trials  and  judgments 105 

Summons  of  accused   99 

Summons    of    witnesses    100 

Testimony,    how    taken    100,    (7)  269 

Trial  Commissioners,  how  appointed   99 

Trial,   titae   of  hearing 101 

Penalties — 

How    administered    270 

Which  may  be  inflicted 270 

Petitions — 

Applicant  for  affiliation  must  be  in  good  standing 193 

Ballot    cannot   be    reconsidered    198 

Balloting   upon,    for   degrees   or   affiliation 194-198 

By    dispensation     185 

Degrees  conferred  in  another  lodge  by  consent  or  request  191 

Disqualified     184 

Failure  to  present  for  advancement 192 

For  advancement,   may  be  renewed 200 

293 


INDEX  TO  BY-LAWS — Continued 

Section 
Petitions — Continued 

For  affiliation,   residence  required 189 

-For   membership   by   affiliation 188 

For  membership  and  advancement 187 

For   restoration    Masonic    rights 275-276 

Form  and  requirements    182 

From  persons   in   service  of  U.   S 185 

May   be   renewed   for   affiliation 199 

May  be  withdrawn,   when  and  how 190 

Not  received  under  conditions 181 

Of  candidate  who  has  been   rejected 138 

Reasons  for  report  may  not  be  demanded  from  Investi- 
gating   Committee    186 

Referred  to  Committee  on  Investigation 183 

Rejected    184 

When  report  of  committee  unfavorable 184 

Withdrawal  of   184 

Powers — 

Of  constituent  lodge    118 

Of   Master,    defined    (1-8)  167 

Printingr— 

Contracts  for,   etc 52 

Processions — 

Public,    restricted 123,  260 

Property — 

Of  extinct  lodge 93,   227 

Of   Grand    Lodge    supervised    by    Trustees 46 

Punishment — See  Penalties 

Qualifications — 

Of    candidates     (1-13)  180 

Becommendations — 

Of  Grand   Master,   not   law 16 

Records — 

Of  trials  and  judgments    105 

Reinstatement — (See    also    Restoration.) 

From  non-payment  of  dues (5)  208 

Relief — 

Applications   for  reimbursement  account  of  foreign   jur- 
isdiction      51 

Applications    for    to    Grand    Lodge 50 

Removal — 

Method    for,    prescribed    120-121 

Reports — 

Of  Grand  Secretary    (16)  62 

Of  Grand  Treasurer   (9)  61 

Of    Investigating   Committee    183,   184,  186 

294 


INDEX  TO  BY-LAWS — Continued 

Section 
Reports — Continued 

'    Of    Secretary    '. '. . .  .    (4)  174 

Of  Treasurer    (4)  173 

Of   Trustees    53 

To   Grand    Secretary    (4)  119 

Besidence— • 

Masonic    166 

Res  igfiiat  ions — 

What  officers  can  and  cannot 258-259 

Restoration — 

Petition   for   rights  and   privileges 275-276 

Voluntary   by    constituent   lodge 273 

Revenues— i 

Grand    Lodge,    defined     (1-10)  32 

Revocation  of  Cliarter — iSee  Charter 

Ritual — 

Adopted  by  Grand   Lodge 18 

Other  than  one  adopted  forbidden 18 

Rules  of  Order — 

Of  constituent  lodge    (13)  280 

Of  Grand   Lodge    (1-10)  72 

Salaries — See  Expenditures 

Seal — 

Constituent  lodge  must  have    117,   (2)         280 

Secretary — 

Duties    of     (1-12)  174 

Stations — 

Grand  Lodge  Officers    (1-26)  114 

Stewards- 
Duties    of    175 

Sujunxons — 

Junior  Warden  shall   serve 244 

Of  accused    99 

Of   witnesses 100 

Service    of    242-244,(2)  269 

Shall  be   obeyed    243 

Suspension — 

For    indefinite    period     273 

For  liquor  business,  when  not  eligible  for  reinstatement.  275 

Of   Charter,    reasons    for    (1-6)  226 

Sentence  annulled,  does  not  restore  membership 274 

Sentence  may  be  annulled 273 

Tellers — 

Grand  Lodge  elections    67 

Testimony — 

How    taken    100,   (7)  269 

295 


INDEX  TO  BY-LAWS — Continued 

Section 

Tiler — 

Duties  of    175 

Titles — 

Grand  Lodge  Officers (1-26)  114 

Transfer   of   Membership — 

Application  for,   iiow  presented 212 

How    effected     213 

Who   entitled  to    213 

Treasurer — 

Duties   of    (1-6)  173 

Trial — 

Commissioners,  how  elected    (1)  269 

Counsel  to  be  appointed,   when 102 

How    conducted    (1-9)  269 

Judgment   of   commissioners   final., (9)  269 

Penalties   which  may   be   inflicted 270 

Procedure  if  member  of  another  lodge (5)  269 

Records  to  be  kept 105 

Time  of  hearing   101 

Who   shall   be    present    (6)  269 

Trustees — 

Grand  Lodge,  consist  of   . .  . 43 

Grand   Lodge,    duties    defined 45-54 

Grand   Lodge,   meetings   when   held 44 

Of    constituent    lodge    (4)  280 

Trnmasonic  Conduct — 

What   acts    constitute    265-267 

Unwritten  law — See   Law 

Vacancies — 

Elective   offices,    how   filled 258 

In   appointive   offices,    how    filled (4)    167,   259 

In  office,  how  filled  temporarily (6)  167 

Visiting-— 

Documentary   evidence   required    255 

Rights   defined 253-255 

Strict    trial    and    due    examination 254-255 

Visiting"   Brethren — 

Committee  on  examination   of 28 

From  lodges  denying  the  existence  of  God,  prohibited...  132 

Where    seated    (26)  114 

Voting- — 

Constituent  lodge,  method  of.  ... ' 8 

Every  member  must  vote 197 

Grand   Lodge,   method   of 7-8 

Number  votes   constituent   lodge   entitled   to 7 

Numbers   votes    officers   and   members    entitled    to 7 

Wardens — 

Duties  of   ' 169-172 

296 


INDEX  TO  BY-LAWS — Continued 

Section 
Withdrawal — 

Application    for,    how    presented 212 

Application  for  reinstatement,   when  received 216 

E.   A.'s  and  F.   C.'s  cannot 217 

Who    entitled   to    216 

Witnesses — 

Who    may    be   called    (7)  269 

Written   Law — See   Law. 


Index  to  Manual 


Page 

Ancient   Ceremonies    157-246 

Annual  Installation  of  the  Officers  of  a  "Lodge 183-192 

Ceremony   observed  at   Grand  Visitations 205-206 

Ceremony  observed  at  laying*  the  foundation  stones  of  public 

structures     209-217 

Consecration  of  a  new  Lodgfe 163-182 

Constituting-   a   Lodge    XT.    D 157-163 

Dedication  of  a  new  Lodg-e 168-169 

Dedication  of  Masonic  Halls 219-229 

Entered   Apprentice's   Deg-ree    105-124 

Fellow-Craft's  Degree    125-143 

Festivals  of  the   Order 207-208 

Forms    of   Documents    267-278 

Forms   of  Prayer 103 

Funeral  Service — Burial    231-238 

Funeral    Service — -Xiremation     239-246 

General   Regulations    247-265 

Installation  of  the   Officers   of  a   Grand  Lodg-e 193-204 

Installation  of  the  Officers  of  a  Lodg-e,  Annual 183-192 

Installation  of  the   Officers   of  a  New  Lodg-e 169-182 

Master   Mason's   Deg-ree    145-154 

Opening-  and  Closing-  the  Lodg-e    101-102 


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